Previous
Word | PREVIOUS |
Character | 8 |
Hyphenation | pre vi ous |
Pronunciations | /ˈpɹiːvɪəs/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Previous"
What do we mean by previous?
Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior. adjective
Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature or hasty. adjective
Going before in time; being or occurring before something else; earlier; antecedent; prior.
Previously to; before (previous being used adverbially, and with the preposition to equivalent to a simple preposition, before). Compare prior to, in a like loose use.
Synonyms Previous, Preceding, Precedent, Anterior, Prior, Former, Foregoing, Antecedent. All these words have lost their original application to space, and now apply only to that which goes before in time, except anterior, which may apply also to space, as the anterior part of the brain, and preceding, which as a participle still primarily applies to space, but as an adjective generally expresses order in time. Preceding means immediately before; the others may mean the same. Precedent often applies to that which has to go before in order to the existence or validity of that which follows: as, a condition precedent. Prior often means superior by being earlier: as, a prior claim. Anterior is opposed to posterior, prior to subsequent or sub-ordinate, former to latter, foregoing to following, antecedent to subsequent. See preliminary.
Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior adjective
See under Question, and compare Closure. adjective
Before; -- often used adverbially for previously. adjective
Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order. adjective
Premature; occurring too soon. adjective
An existing criminal record noun
Too soon or too hasty adjective
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past adjective
Just preceding something else in time or order adjective
An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions")
A track record of similar behaviour.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Previous
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