predate
Произношение: [priːˈdeɪt]
Слово
Контекст: «time»
(verb) to exist or happen before something else. It's like when you find an old toy that was made before your birthday.
Пример
Dinosaurs predate humans by millions of years, meaning they lived long before we did.
Пример
The new book does not predate the last one; they were both published this year.
Пример
Can you tell me which event predates the invention of the telephone?
Контекст: «relationships»
(verb) to assign an earlier date to something. For example, sometimes people write an older date on a letter to make it seem like it was sent earlier.
Пример
The historian decided to predate the document to make it fit into the timeline.
Пример
She didn't want to predate her application because she wanted to be honest about when she submitted it.
Пример
Why do some people choose to predate their invitations?
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