What does previous mean?
Definitions for previous
ˈpri vi əspre·vi·ous
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word previous.
Princeton's WordNet
previous(a), oldadjective
just preceding something else in time or order
"the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
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"
previous(p), prematureadjective
too soon or too hasty
"our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment"
Wiktionary
previousnoun
An existing criminal record
It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous.
previousadjective
prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.
previousadjective
premature; occurring too soon.
I thought that I had solved the problem, but I was a bit previous.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
ChatGPT
previous
Previous refers to existing or occurring before in time or order; something that has happened earlier or that comes before something else.
Webster Dictionary
Previousadjective
going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'previous' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #791
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'previous' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1332
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'previous' in Adjectives Frequency: #93
Anagrams for previous »
pervious
viperous
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of previous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of previous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of previous in a Sentence
We have been working on 5G since 2009 and our end-to-end technology is cost-competitive because it allows the reuse of some equipment from previous generations.
With SoftBank shares trading more than 50% below fair value, buying back shares is a good idea. Not only is it a good price but previous buybacks have helped that holding company discount to meaningfully narrow.
The government could have had whatever they wanted, if we had it, everything was fine, better than most previous Presidents, and then, out of nowhere and with no warning, Mar-a-Lago was raided, at 6:30 in the morning, by VERY large numbers of agents, and even' safecrackers.'.
My bachelor's degree didn't matter, my past education in journalism didn't matter, my previous experiences didn't matter. I would get turned down the minute they knew about my time in prison.
Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein:
We are very happy, we need time and space to recover from the position of the previous government, to form a credible mechanism for accountability.
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- سابِقArabic
- prematur, anterior, previCatalan, Valencian
- předchozíCzech
- blaenorolWelsh
- forrige, foregåendeDanish
- vorhergehendGerman
- anterior, previoSpanish
- نابه هنگام, پیشینPersian
- aiempi, aikaisempi, edellinenFinnish
- préalableFrench
- पिछलाHindi
- megelőző, előzőHungarian
- anteaIdo
- previoItalian
- 前Japanese
- 이전Korean
- پێشو, ڕابردوKurdish
- antiquusLatin
- ankstesnisLithuanian
- vorig, voorbarigDutch
- førre, føregåandeNorwegian Nynorsk
- forrige, tidligere, foregåendeNorwegian
- ubiegły, poprzedniPolish
- prévioPortuguese
- предыдущий, прошлыйRussian
- förra, tidig, föregåendeSwedish
- öncekiTurkish
- до, Перш, передUkrainian
- پچھلےUrdu
- TrướcVietnamese
- 以前Chinese
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