something that precedes or comes before

a word, phrase, or clause that is referred to by a pronoun

एक शब्द, वाक्यांश, या अनुप्रत्यय जिसे सर्वनाम द्वारा संदर्भित किया जाता है

English Usage: In the sentence, "John loves his dog," the antecedent of "his" is "John."

Hindi Usage: वाक्य में, "जॉन अपने कुत्ते से प्यार करता है," "उसका" का पूर्वज "जॉन" है।