前ぜん言げん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

previous remarks; earlier statement

Refers to something said earlier in a conversation, speech, or text. Often used when retracting or clarifying a prior statement.

• 前ぜん言げんを撤てっ回かいします。

  I take back my previous remarks.

• 彼かれは前ぜん言げんを翻ひるがえした。

  He went back on his earlier statement.