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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.

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

previ·ous·ly adv.
previ·ous·ness n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.previous - just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
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"
past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"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"
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"

previous
Translations
previous [ˈpriːvɪəs] adjprevio, 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

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

previous [ˈpriːvɪəs] adj (= earlier) → früher (= preceding); vorhergehend;
previous to → vor +dat

previous [ˈpriːvɪəs] adjprecedente; anteriore;
I have a previous engagement → ho già (preso) un impegno;
previous to doing → prima di fare

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
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
previous to
before They told their families about their engagement previous to publishing it in the newspaper. voor die tyd قَبْل преди dříve než før bevor πριν antes de enne پیش از ennen avant de לִפנֵי- पहले, पूर्व prije toga előbb, előtt sebelum á undan, áður en prima di ~前に ...보다 먼저, ...에 앞서서 prieš pirms sebelum v{#225}{#162}{#225}{#225}{#162}{#225}r før przed antes de înainte de до, прежде skôr ako pred pre före, innan ก่อนนี้ ...-den önce 在...之前 раніше, колись پہلے trước khi ...


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