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UK [ˈpriːvɪəs] / US [ˈprɪvɪəs] adjective [only before noun]
a previous event, period, or thing happened or existed before the one that you are talking about

This issue was discussed in the previous chapter.

Neighbours said they had seen the man in the area on two previous occasions.

The previous owners of the house had hired an expensive interior decorator.

Mark has two children from a previous marriage.

the previous day/week/month etc:

All the other guests had arrived the previous day.

previous experience/knowledge:

No previous experience is required.

previous conviction/offence (= a crime that someone committed before this one):

She had a number of previous convictions for theft.

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  • Previous — Pre vi*ous, a. [L. praevius going before, leading the way; prae before + via the way. See {Voyage}.] Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Previous to — Previous Pre vi*ous, a. [L. praevius going before, leading the way; prae before + via the way. See {Voyage}.] Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • previous — I adjective above cited, above mentioned, above named, aforementioned, aforesaid, already indicated, antecedent, anterior, earlier, early, erstwhile, first, fore, foregoing, foregone, forementioned, forerunning, former, initial, initiatory,… …   Law dictionary

  • previous — [prē′vē əs] adj. [L praevius < prae (see PRE ) + via, way (see VIA)] 1. occurring before in time or order; prior ☆ 2. Informal too soon; premature previous to before previously adv. SYN …   English World dictionary

  • previous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) existing or occurring before in time or order. 2) informal over hasty. ● previous to Cf. ↑previous to DERIVATIVES previously adverb. ORIGIN Lat …   English terms dictionary

  • previous — [adj1] former, prior antecedent, anterior, earlier, erstwhile, ex, foregoing, one time, past, precedent, preceding, quondam, sometime; concepts 585,811,818,820 Ant. current, future, later, present previous [adj2] premature ahead of, early,… …   New thesaurus

  • previous to — ► previous to before. Main Entry: ↑previous …   English terms dictionary

  • previous to — index heretofore, theretofore Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • previous — (adj.) 1620s, from L. praevius going before, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + via road (see VIA (Cf. via)). Related: Previously …   Etymology dictionary

  • previous to — this, everything was fine Syn: before, prior to, until, leading up to, up to, earlier than, preceding; formal anterior to …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • previous — foregoing, prior, *preceding, antecedent, precedent, former, anterior Antonyms: subsequent: consequent …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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