previous

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 [ˈpriːvɪəs]

adj

1. (prenominal) existing or coming before something else in time or position; prior

2. (postpositive) Informal taking place or done too soon; premature

previous to before; prior to

[from Latin praevius leading the way, from prae before + via way]

previously  adv

previousness  n

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is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" former, late past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"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- He had a daughter from a previous marriage.
earlier later, following, succeeding, subsequent, consequent

2. preceding, past, prior, foregoing He recalled what Bob had told him the previous night.

3. (with to) before, ahead of, preceding, leading up to, earlier than, in advance of, anterior to (rare) a six-month period previous to this date

Translations

previous [ˈpriːvɪəs]

A. ADJ

1. (= former, earlier) [night, day, year, page] → anterior; [experience] → previo
we met by previous arrangement → nos reunimos acordando una cita previa or mediante cita previa
I have a previous engagement → tengo un compromiso previo
in a previous incarnation or life → en una vida anterior
on previous occasions → en ocasiones anteriores
the car has had two previous owners → el coche ha pasado por dos manos
in previous years → los años anteriores
see also conviction 1

2. (= hasty) → prematuro
this seems somewhat previous → esto parece algo prematuro
you were a bit previous in inviting him → te has precipitado un poco invitándole

B. PREP previous to: in the five years previous to 1992 → durante los cinco años anteriores a 1992
previous to that she had worked in London → antes de eso había trabajado en Londres

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previous [ˈpriːviəs] adj

[marriage, government, owner, chapter, attempts, generation] → précédent(e); [existence, incarnation, convictions] → antérieur(e); [experience, knowledge] → préalable
I have a previous engagement → je suis déjà pris(e)
previous to (= before) → avant
previous to doing → avant de faire

[week, night, day, year, decade, summer] → précédent(e)
the previous Saturday → le samedi d'avant

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previous

adj

(= immediately preceding) → vorherig; page, day → vorhergehend; year → vorangegangen; (with indef art) → früher; the previous page/day/year → die Seite/der Tag/das Jahr davor; the/a previous holder of the title → der vorherige/ein früherer Titelträger; in previous years → in früheren Jahren, früher; he’s already been the target of two previous attacks → er war schon das Opfer von zwei früheren Angriffen; in a previous incarnation or life → in einem früheren Leben; (fig) → früher im Leben; from a previous relationship → aus einer früheren Beziehung; he beat his previous best (Sport) → er hat seine bisherige Höchstleistung überboten; have you made any previous applications? → haben Sie sich davor or früher schon einmal beworben?; on a previous occasion → zuvor, bei einer früheren Gelegenheit; I have a previous engagement → ich habe schon einen Termin; no previous experience necessary → Vorkenntnisse (sind) nicht erforderlich; previous conviction (Jur) → Vorstrafe f; to have a previous conviction → vorbestraft sein; previous owner → Vorbesitzer(in) m(f)

(dated inf: = premature) → vorschnell, voreilig; this seems somewhat previous → das scheint etwas voreilig or verfrüht

previous to → vor (+dat); previous to going out → bevor ich/er etc ausging

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previous [ˈpriːvɪəs] adj → precedente
the previous day → il giorno prima or precedente
previous experience → precedente esperienza
he has no previous experience in that field → non ha esperienza in quel campo
I have a previous engagement → ho già (preso) un impegno
on a previous occasion → in precedenza
in a previous life → in un'altra vita
to have no previous convictions (Law) → non aver precedenti penali
to have 5 previous convictions → essere già stato/a condannato/a 5 volte

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previous [ˈpriːvɪəs] adj → precedente
the previous day → il giorno prima or precedente
previous experience → precedente esperienza
he has no previous experience in that field → non ha esperienza in quel campo
I have a previous engagement → ho già (preso) un impegno
on a previous occasion → in precedenza
in a previous life → in un'altra vita
to have no previous convictions (Law) → non aver precedenti penali
to have 5 previous convictions → essere già stato/a condannato/a 5 volte

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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 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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previous → مُنصَرِم předchozí tidligere vorhergehend προγενέστερος previo edellinen précédent prethodni precedente 以前の 이전의 vorig forrige poprzedni anterior предыдущий föregående เมื่อก่อน önceki trước 早先的