Definitions for previously
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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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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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. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey:

   We anticipate the industry trends impacting advertising will be slightly larger than previously expected, as both advertising and viewership continues to migrate to digital platforms.

2. Don Gurnett:

   In a historical sense, the old idea that the solar wind will just be gradually whittled away as you go further into interstellar space is simply not true, we show with Voyager 2 -- and previously with Voyager 1 -- that there's a distinct boundary out there. It's just astonishing how fluids, including plasmas, form boundaries.

3. Daniel Kelemen:

   The EU has always been reluctant to act when there is a democratic backslide, they have previously hidden behind the fact that Article 7 doesn't work and that they don't have the right toolkit, so try and create new mechanisms. The problem with this new agreement is any mechanism Hungary and Poland will vote for will be so watered down and unenforceable in reality.

4. Benjamin Strauss:

   We now understand that the threat from sea-level rise and coastal flooding is far greater than we previously thought, it's also true that the benefits from cutting climate pollution are far greater than we previously thought – this changes the whole benefit-cost equation.

5. Timothy Gibson:

   Previously, the oldest widely accepted fossilized green algae was about 800 million years old, this work confirms what many have expected based on the existing, though sparse fossil record, which is that green algae likely existed about a billion years ago.

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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