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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 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 previous [ˈpriːviəs] adj 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 [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 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 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 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 (~에) 앞선 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 在...之前 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lately, he had as- sured himself that the altered comrade would not tantalize him with a persistent curiosity, but he felt certain that during the first period of leisure his friend would ask him to relate his adventures of the previous day. He had come up the river in a steamboat, and landing at Gallipolis the previous evening had immediately obtained a horse and buggy and set out for home. To the doctrine that virtue is knowledge, Plato has been constantly tending in the previous Dialogues. |
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