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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.
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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
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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
Anagrams for previously »
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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
Sullivan provides crucial protection of the independence of news outlets, whose reporting might otherwise be chilled, even for accurate stories, if Supreme Court were easier to sue them for defamation, the more justices who look poised to potentially revisit that precedent in the coming years, the more alarming Justice Thomas's previously idiosyncratic critiques become.
Stubb previously was a pet of the political publicity, he was seen as fresh and open-minded. But lately, he has evoked a lot of irritation.
I wanted to train more for the outdoor season than the indoor season, so I changed my training totally, i already have natural speed which I don't need to work on, so in training I've been working more on my endurance. Now I think I can run faster outdoors than I previously thought I was capable of.
The digital transformation journey for businesses in China, which was previously expected to take three to five years, is now likely to be accelerated to be completed within one year, to move forward in full speed, we are not only building trusted cloud technologies and services, but also investing in worldwide IT talents.
The GDP data is better than anticipated. It could mean that previously-announced stimulus, such as infrastructure investments, begins to work, the market is turning optimistic, in the backdrop of ample liquidity.
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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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