Definitions for Previous
ˈpri vi əsPre·vi·ous

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. previous(a), oldadjective

   just preceding something else in time or order

   "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"

2. former(a), late(a), previous(a)adjective

   (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

   "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

3. previous(p), prematureadjective

   too soon or too hasty

   "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. previousnoun

   An existing criminal record

   It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous.

2. previousadjective

   prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

   He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.

3. previousadjective

   premature; occurring too soon.

   I thought that I had solved the problem, but I was a bit previous.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. PREVIOUSadjective

   Antecedent; going before; prior.

   Etymology: prœvius, Lat.

   By this previous intimation we may gather some hopes, that the matter is not desperate. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   Sound from the mountain, previous to the storm,
   Rolls o’er the muttering Earth. James Thomson.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Previousadjective

   going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Previous

   prē′vi-us, adj. going before in time: former.—adv. Prē′viously.—n. Prē′viousness, antecedence: priority in time.—Previous question, a motion made during a debate, 'that the main question be now put.' If the decision be 'yes,' the debate is ended and the question put and decided; if it be 'no,' the debate is adjourned in the British parliament, but continues in the American assembly. [L. præevius—præ, before, via, a way.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Previous' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #791

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Previous' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1332

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Previous' in Adjectives Frequency: #93

Anagrams for Previous »

1. pervious

2. viperous

How to pronounce Previous?

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

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Previous in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Previous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Previous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Previous in a Sentence

1. Andreas Mueller:

   It was positive for the companies involved that the prices they paid were pretty low – less than half of the previous auction in 2012 for 4G.

2. Antony Blinken:

   If you go back and look at previous crises, they've lasted a lot longer, but, of course, every single day that these things go on, we see a tremendous loss in human life and in human suffering. And we were determined to get to bring that to an end.

3. Volodymyr Zelenskiy:

   I get many questions about impeachment everywhere, in my previous profession as a producer, screenwriter and actor, I wanted an Oscar and wanted to be very popular in the United States. Now I am very popular in the USA, but I didn't want to find (it in) such a way.

4. Michael Calvin:

   The same small group of managers are employed because they are the strongest brands in the market, in previous generations it was all player-driven but modern-day players are pretty vanilla and so managers have the perceived personality.

5. Leandris Liburd:

   These findings are generally consistent with previous reports that use the term 'weathering,' which suggests that blacks experience premature aging and earlier health decline than whites and that this decline in health accumulates across the entire lifespan and potentially across generations. This happens as a consequence of psychosocial, economic and environmental stressors.

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