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previous
/ ˈpriːvɪəs /
adjective
(prenominal) existing or coming before something else in time or position; prior
informal, (postpositive) taking place or done too soon; premature
before; prior to
Other Word Forms
- previously adverb
- previousness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of previous1
Idioms and Phrases
previous to, before; prior to.
Previous to moving here she lived in Chicago.
Example Sentences
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has also sought to shift the focus to the previous Conservative government, which was in power when the alleged offences took place.
Meta’s pivot to AI is expected to be a longer and more expensive transition than previous product shifts, increasing the risk that investors could lose patience, Nathanson warned.
He did not comment on the situation in Garoua but rather repeated previous claims that some presidential candidates were planning to publish the results of the election ahead of the official declaration.
Israel made clear before the release process that it wanted to avoid the jubilant scenes that surrounded prisoners arriving in Ramallah during previous hostage deals, when large crowds waved Hamas flags.
Having broken $50 an ounce and exceeded its previous record high at the end of last week, spot silver traded towards $51.50 on Monday, pushing past a peak seen last week.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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