Definitions for previously
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

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"

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1. previouslyadverb

   At an earlier time.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Anagrams for previously »

1. viperously

2. perviously

How to pronounce previously?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say previously in sign language?

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. Alessandra Biaggi:

   When the world changes, you have to be able to update your thinking, you have to be able to create a space where you say,' Perhaps that's not the right way to go,' even if that's what you previously committed to.'.

2. Sarah Schiff:

   Previously the thinking here was that these were organic posts, and so these posts did not necessarily need to contain information about ads.

3. Ellie Hamby:

   I just got the idea because we had traveled previously together internationally, and so about four years before we were going to turn 80, I mentioned to her one day, ‘Ellie, wouldn’t it be fun to go around the world in 80 days at age 80?’.

4. Noel Tomnay:

   Previously Qatar's strategy had been about retaining price, in future it's going to be about retaining market share, as lots of Australian LNG comes into the market, it's inevitably going to push out some Qatari volumes from Asia.

5. Ashish Kabra:

   What parties have previously done, is they approach Indian Courts and ask for similar reliefs in India, while relying on the order of the Emergency Arbitrator. Indian Courts usually grant the same relief.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=previously
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Previously
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=previously
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/previously