Definitions for Previous
ˈpri vi əspre·vi·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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1. previous

   Previous refers to existing or occurring before in time or order; something that has happened earlier or that comes before something else.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Previousadjective

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Doug Larson:

   The reason people blame things on the previous generations is that there's only one other choice.

2. Stephen Jay Gould:

   The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our centrality in the cosmos.

3. Elijah Cummings:

   It has been public for several years that Secretary Clinton used her personal email account, apparently following the pattern of previous Secretaries of State, although Secretary Clinton has produced her emails to the State Department, it is unclear from press reports whether previous Secretaries have done the same.

4. Donald Trump:

   I loved my previous life. I had so many things going, this is more work than my previous life. I thought it would be easier.

5. Donald Trump:

   I loved my previous life, I loved my previous life. I had so many things going, i actually, this is more work than my previous life. I thought it would be easier.

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