Definitions for Previously
pre·vi·ous·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. previously, antecedentlyadverb

   at an earlier time or formerly

   "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged"

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1. previouslyadverb

   At an earlier time.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Previouslyadverb

   Beforehand; antecedently.

   Etymology: from previous.

   Darting their stings, they previously declare
   Design’d revenge, and fierce intent of war. Matthew Prior.

   It cannot be reconciled with perfect sincerity, as previously supposing some neglect of better information. Richard Fiddes.

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1. previously

   Previously is an adverb which refers to something that happened or existed before the current time or the time being considered. It refers to an earlier event, period or state.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Previouslyadverb

   beforehand; antecedently; as, a plan previously formed

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Previously' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1493

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Previously' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2736

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Previously' in Adverbs Frequency: #139

Anagrams for Previously »

1. viperously

2. perviously

How to pronounce Previously?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Previously in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Previously in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Previously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Previously in a Sentence

1. Patrick Anderson:

   Previously we had been working in Venezuela and had a similar experience, so the mandate that we set ourselves ... was to find some place were the rule of law applies, where there is an able and willing workforce and a government that wants you to be there, then we found this deposit. Similar deposits in Canada have been in production for decades.

2. David Paterson:

   Because of inflation and issues of crime and also other problems that we’re having just in our quality of life, I think that voters are going to be a lot more pragmatic about how they’re doing now as to how they were doing previously, than necessarily who supports who.

3. Associate Professor Jochen Brocks:

   The fossil fat molecules that we’ve found prove that animals were large and abundant 558 million years ago, millions of years earlier than previously thought.

4. Rogier Creemers:

   Previously, the real-name registration system hasn't really been enforced, these rules essentially impose a uniform and consolidated system for all online services requiring accounts.

5. Abdullahi Daqare:

   I have received reports from people who found information (on) the Internet that my son was one of the terrorists, i previously told the government that the son is missing. I sought their help to find the whereabouts of my son.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Previously
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Previously
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Previously
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Previously