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pre·vi·ous  (prv-s)

adj.

1. Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior: children by a previous marriage.

2. Informal Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature.

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[From Latin praevius, going before : prae-, pre- + via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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previ·ous·ly adv.

previ·ous·ness n.

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previous

Adjective

1. coming or happening before

2. Informal happening too soon; premature: such criticism is a bit previous because no definite decision has yet been taken

3. previous to before [Latin praevius leading the way]

previously adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	previous - just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger" old preceding - existing or coming before
	2.	previous - (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" former, late past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
	3.	previous - too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" premature early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

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previous

adjective 1. earlier, former, past, prior, one-time, preceding, sometime, erstwhile, antecedent, anterior, quondam, ex- << OPPOSITE later

2. preceding, past, prior, foregoing

Translations

previous [ˈpriːvɪəs] adj → previo, anterior;

he has no previous experience in that field → no tiene experiencia previa en ese campo;

I have a previous engagement → tengo un compromiso anterior

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previous [ˈpriːvɪəs] adj (= last) → précédent(e) (= earlier); antérieur(e); [question, experience] → préalable;

I have a previous engagement → je suis déjà pris(e);

previous to doing → avant de faire

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previous [ˈpriːvɪəs] adj (= earlier) → früher (= preceding); vorhergehend;

previous to → vor +dat

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previous [ˈpriːvɪəs] adj → precedente; anteriore;

I have a previous engagement → ho già (preso) un impegno;

previous to doing → prima di fare

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previous

adj previous [ˈpriːviəs]

earlier in time or order on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house. vorige سابِق предишен předešlý forudgående; tidligere früher προηγούμενος anterior eelmine قبلی؛ سابق edellinen précédent קוֹדֶם पूर्ववर्ती prijašnji,prošli (meg)előző sebelumnya fyrri precedente 前の 이전의, 앞선 ankstesnis iepriekšējs; agrāks; līdzšinējs sebelumnya vorig tidligere, foregående poprzedni prévio precedent предыдущий predošlý prejšnji prethodni föregående, tidigare แต่ก่อน bir önceki (時間或順序上)早先的，在前的 попередній سابق trước （时间或顺序上）早先的，在前的

adv previously

vorige سابِقا предишно předtím forudgående; tidligere früher προηγουμένως anteriormente, previamente varem قبلاً aikaisemmin précédemment קוֹדֶם पहले, पूर्व, पहले से jednom prije korábban, azelőtt dulu fyrr, áður precedentemente 以前に 미리, 그에 앞서 anksčiau agrāk; līdz šim sebelum ini eerder tidligere, før poprzednio previamente mai înainte ранее, прежде predtým prej prethodno förut, tidigare แต่ก่อน önceden 以前，先前 попередньо سابق ميں trước 以前，先前

previous to

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