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Definitions for previously
pre·vi·ous·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
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
previouslyadverb
At an earlier time.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
Previouslyadverb
beforehand; antecedently; as, a plan previously formed
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'previously' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1493
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'previously' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2736
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'previously' in Adverbs Frequency: #139
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Anagrams for previously »
viperously
perviously
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of previously in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of previously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of previously in a Sentence
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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.
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.
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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- قبل, قبلًاArabic
- anteriorment, prèviamentCatalan, Valencian
- předtím, dříveCzech
- tidligereDanish
- früher, zuvor, vorher, ehemalsGerman
- προηγουμένωςGreek
- previamente, anteriormenteSpanish
- قبلاPersian
- aiemmin, aikaisemminFinnish
- autrefois, auparavant, antérieurementFrench
- ro làimhScottish Gaelic
- पहलेHindi
- նախորդիվ, նախապես, նախօրոքArmenian
- dulu, sebelumnyaIndonesian
- áðurIcelandic
- anteriormente, in antecedenza, antecedentemente, in precedenza, precedentementeItalian
- 先に, 予て, 予め, 以前Japanese
- წინათ, ადრეGeorgian
- 앞서Korean
- لهمهوبهرKurdish
- prius, anteāLatin
- dariMaltese
- vroeger, tevorenDutch
- tidligereNorwegian
- poprzednioPolish
- anteriormente, antesPortuguese
- раньше, прежде, ранееRussian
- förutSwedish
- پہلےUrdu
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