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- [pree-vee-uh s]
- /ˈpri vi əs/
- /ˈpriːviəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pree-vee-uh s]
- /ˈpri vi əs/
Definitions of previous word
- adjective previous coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner. 1
- adjective previous Informal. done, occurring, etc., before the proper time; premature: Aren't you a little previous with that request? 1
- idioms previous previous to, before; prior to: Previous to moving here she lived in Chicago. 1
- adjective previous coming before 1
- adjective previous A previous event or thing is one that happened or existed before the one that you are talking about. 0
- adjective previous You refer to the period of time or the thing immediately before the one that you are talking about as the previous one. 0
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Origin of previous
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin praevius going before, equivalent to prae- pre- + vi(a) way + -us adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Previous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
previous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
previous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for previous
adj previous
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
- earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
Antonyms for previous
adj previous
- current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
- future — time that is to be or come hereafter.
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- on time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- timely — occurring at a suitable time; seasonable; opportune; well-timed: a timely warning.
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