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previous
- /ˈpɹi.vi.əs/ US
- /ˈpɹiː.vɪəs/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin praevius.
adjective more previous · most previous · prævious
- Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order. He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.
- Premature; acting or occurring too soon. I was a bit previous it turned out, as I worked short-handed for ten days before I could find another hand.
Similar: foregoing, former, late, old · Opposite: future, following, next, succeeding
noun previouses · prævious
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An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions")
It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous.
Similar: form
- A track record of similar behaviour, especially bad behaviour. For that Smalling will have to do his time grazing in the scapegoat’s paddock because his contribution here supplied hard evidence of a player lacking the football intelligence that is needed at the highest level. He has previous on that front and it is difficult to find any mitigation for the way h
- A record of previous hostility or conflict (between people). The two players refused to shake hands — there's a bit of previous there.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: preceding, early, premature, former, past, old, late, foregoing, antecedent, prior, prev, aforementioned, aforesaid, abovementioned, above-mentioned, earlier
Translations
Every language
adj prior
| Español | previo, antecesor, precursor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이전의 ijeonui |
| 日本語 | 前の mae no, 前 zen- |
| 中文 | 以前的 yǐqián de, 上 shàng |
| हिन्दी | पिछला pichlā |
| Português | prévio |
| Français | précédent |
| Deutsch | vorhergehend |
| Italiano | previo |
| Ελληνικά | προηγούμενος proïgoúmenos |
| Русский | предыду́щий predydúščij, про́шлый próšlyj |
| Tiếng Việt | qua |
| العربية | سَابِق sābiq |
| עברית | קוֹדֵם qodém |
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