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# anterior

adjective (anterior)

«anterior» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) Anterior means at or near the front, especially of the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anterior/#m1)
2. (formal) Anterior means earlier in time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anterior/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in biology and medicine (anterior and posterior: front and back; the anterior cruciate ligament, ACL, in the knee, often injured in sport), and very formal writing.

### Examples

- The head is at the anterior end of a worm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anterior/#x1)
- The footballer hurt his anterior cruciate ligament. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anterior/#x2)
- Fish have anterior fins near the head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anterior/#x3)
- The anterior part of the brain helps us plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anterior/#x4)
- The front legs are the anterior limbs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anterior/#x5)
- The event was anterior to the war (formal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anterior/#x6)

### Note

Science word. Opposite: «posterior» (at the back). Do not confuse with «interior» (inside).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «anterior» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anterior/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«anterior» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anterior.html) on Mova free.