vorhergehend
previous
The German word 'vorhergehend' is an adjective used to describe something that came before or preceded something else. It can be used to refer to a previous event, situation, or item in a sequence. For example, 'Das vorhergehende Kapitel war sehr interessant' translates to 'The previous chapter was very interesting'.
Example sentences using: vorhergehend
Der vorhergehende Satz ist falsch.
The preceding sentence is false.
In this sentence, 'vorhergehend' is used as an adjective to describe the sentence that comes before the current one being referred to.
Er wusste nicht, was in der vorhergehenden Nacht passiert war.
He did not know what had happened the preceding night.
This sentence is using 'vorhergehend' to describe a past event, in this case, whatever happened the night before.
Ich habe die vorhergehenden Kommentare beachtet.
I have taken into account the preceding comments.
Here, 'vorhergehend' is used to signify the comments that were made before the current point of reference.