앞서다

Meanings

go ahead; head; leadTo stand ahead.
precedeFor a certain work, movement, etc., to be done before something.
overtake; outstripTo outrun or pass something or someone ahead.
die earlierFor one's spouse or a member of one's family who is junior to oneself to die earlier than oneself.
outstrip; surpass; outdoFor one's ability, level, etc., to be superior to that of others.

Examples from Lessons (3)

글 을 마무리할 때 는 앞선 내용 을 요약하고 자신 의 의견 을 분명하게 정리해 보아야 합니다.
When concluding the essay, they must try to summarize the preceding content and clearly organize their own opinion.
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오늘 은 본격적인 글쓰기에 앞서 간단한 워밍업 연습 을 했다.
Today, before diving into actual writing, the group did a short warm-up exercise.
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결과적으로 는 앞서 제시한 논거들의 결론 을 내릴 때 유용합니다.
The word 'consequently' is useful when drawing conclusions from the arguments presented earlier.
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Grammar in These Examples

-ㄴ/은Level 1Adjective noun modifier -아/어Level 1Informal ending