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- [pree-vee-uh s]
- /ˈpri vi əs/
- /ˈpriː.vi.əs.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pree-vee-uh s]
- /ˈpri vi əs/
Definitions of previously word
- adjective previously coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner. 1
- adjective previously Informal. done, occurring, etc., before the proper time; premature: Aren't you a little previous with that request? 1
- idioms previously previous to, before; prior to: Previous to moving here she lived in Chicago. 1
- adverb previously Previously means at some time before the period that you are talking about. 0
- adverb previously You can use previously to say how much earlier one event was than another event. 0
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Origin of previously
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 Previously
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
previously 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".
previously usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for previously
adv previously
- afore — before
- aforetime — formerly
- already — You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
- antecedently — in an antecedent manner
- anteriorly — in an anterior position
adj previously
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- in front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
adjective previously
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
adverb previously
- ago — You use ago when you are referring to past time. For example, if something happened one year ago, it is one year since it happened. If it happened a long time ago, it is a long time since it happened.
- ante — the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
- 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.
- erstwhile — Former.
- formerly — in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
Antonyms for previously
adv previously
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