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pre·vi·ous·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  1. previouslyadverb

    At an earlier time.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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

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Anagrams for previously »

  1. viperously

  2. perviously

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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. Peter Openshaw:

    We currently rank first amongst the G7 nations for our research in immunity and infectious disease and are now starting to reap the benefits of our efforts, with new treatments for previously incurable diseases emerging after decades of investment and collaboration in immunological research.

  2. An NBA spokesperson:

    Based on attempts to include violent, abusive and hateful messages on personalized The NBA jerseys, the personalization feature has been disabled on NBAStore.com, fanatics, the operator of our online store, isconducting a further review to establish appropriate safeguards and ensure that this feature is not used to promote violence, hate or abuse of any kind. The NBA REVERSES, ALLOWS FREEHONGKONG TO BE PRINTED ON CUSTOM GEAR FOLLOWING BACKLASH Some of the leagues critics previously pointed out amid the.

  3. Buckingham Palace:

    CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP The court papers also include a photograph that has been in circulation since 2015 showing Andrew with his arm around Giuffres bare waist in London in 2001. Giuffre said she was 17 at the time the photo was taken. Photo from 2001 that was included in court files released last week shows Prince Andrew with his arm around the waist of 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre who says Jeffrey Epstein paid her to have sex with the prince. Andrew has denied the charges. In the background is Epstein's girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. (U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals) Buckingham Palace has previously denied allegationsthe prince had sex with Giuffre, and told The Sun that Andrew was not a party to the U.S. proceedings in which his name had appeared and denied any illegality had occurred. Any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors is categorically untrue.

  4. Donald Trump:

    The campaign has no infrastructure in the states, the woman who ran Wisconsin for Trump previously ran Oklahoma for Trump. Trump lost. Prior to that, she had never run any political campaign, so there was no depth of experience. This is something I see again and again.

  5. Brendon Stubbs:

    We have known for some time that what we eat can influence our physical health, but the impact on mental health and specifically depression had not previously been comprehensively evaluated, the potential public health implications are considerable.

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