سابق بالانجليزي

happening or existing before, but not now

اتَّسَمَتِ الإِمْبَرَاطُوْرِيَّةُ اليَابَانِيَّةُ السَّابِقَةُ بِالقُوَّةِ وَالبَطْشِ

The former Japanese Empire was characterized by strength and brutality

تَعَهَّدَ تْرَامْبُ بِإِعَادَةِ أَمْرِيْكَا إِلَىْ مَكَانَتِهَاالعَظِيْمَةِ السَّابِقَةِ

Trump promised to restore The US to its former great place

having a particular position in the past

تُوُفِّيَتْ زَوْجَتِيَ السَّابِقَةُ

My former wife passed away

يُحَاكَمُ الرَّئِيْسُ السَّابِقُ بِتُهَمِ غَسِيْلِ الأَمْوَالِ

The former president is trying for money laundering

السَّابِقُ هُوَ مَنْ تَقَدَّمَكَ فِيْ شُغْلِ مَنْصِبٍ أَوْ وَظِيْفَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ

a person who did a job before somebody else

لَا يَخْتَلِفُ مَاكْرُوْنُ عَنْ سَابِقِيْهِ

Macron is not different from his predecessors

إِنْجَازَاتُ تْرَامْبَ أَقَلُّ مِنْ سَابِقِيْهِ

Trump's achievements are less than his predecessors

السَّابِقُ هُوَ آلَةٌ أَوْ نِظَامٌ وُجِدَتٍ سَابِقًا وَمِنْ ثَمَّةَ تَطَوَّرَتْ إِلَىْ شَيْءٍ آخَرَ

a machine, system etc that existed before another one in a process of development

النُّسْخَةُ الجَدِيْدَةُ أَخَفُّ مِنْ سَابِقَاتِهَا

The new model is lighter than its predecessor

تَفَوَّقَ القَمَرُ الصِّنَاعِيُّ الجَدِيْدُ عَلَىْ سَابِقِيْهِ

The new satellite has surpassed its predecessors

سَابِقٌ أَيْ مَوْجُوْدٌ أَوْ حَاصِلٌ قَبْلَ وَقْتٍ مُحَدَّدٍ

[only before noun] (formal)​ happening or existing before something else or before a particular time

فَازُوْا بِالوِلَايَةِ فِيْ خَمْسَةِ انْتِخَابَاتٍ رِئَاسِيَّةٍ سَابِقَةٍ

They had carried the state in the six prior presidential elections.

نَفَىْ أَيَّ مَعْرِفَةٍ سَابِقَةٍ لَهُ بِالمُؤَامَرَةِ

He denied having any prior knowledge of the plot

سَابِقٌ أَيْ قَبْلَ شَيْءٍ مَا

prior to before something

فِيْ الأَسَابِيْعِ السَّابِقَةِ لِوَفَاةِ المَلِكِ

during the week prior to the King's death

شَهِدَتِ الأَيَّامُ السَّابِقَةُ لِلْحَرْبِ تَكَهُّنَاتٍ سِيَاسِيَّةٍ مُكَثَّفَةٍ

the days prior to the war witnessed intense political speculation

سابق أيّ في الماضي

in or into the past; ago

حدثت الوقائع ببضعة سنوات سابقة

The events took place a few years back.

أنشأت الأندلس في سنوات سابقة في العصر الإسلامي.

Andalusia was constructed years back in the Islamic age.

الحدث أو الشيء الذي يحدث أو يوجد قبل الحدث أو الكائن الذي تتحدث عنه.

Happening or existing before the event or object that you are talking about.

أنهت الإدارة السابقة الاتفاق .

The agreement was terminated by previous management.

المالك السابق للمنزل.

The previous owner of the house.