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pre·vi·ous P0550100 (prē′vē-əs)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 or hasty: "I have been too previous, for which you must blame the natural impatience of a man in love" (Georgette Heyer).
[From Latin praevius, going before : prae-, pre- + via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
pre′vi·ous·ly adv.pre′vi·ous·ness n.previous (ˈpriːvɪəs) adj1. (prenominal) existing or coming before something else in time or position; prior2. (postpositive) informal taking place or done too soon; premature3. previous to before; prior to[C17: from Latin praevius leading the way, from prae before + via way] ˈpreviously adv ˈpreviousness npre•vi•ous (ˈpri vi əs)
adj. 1. coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner. 2. Informal. done, occurring, etc., before the proper time; premature: Aren't you a little previous with that request? Idioms: previous to, before; prior to. [1615–25; < Latin praevius going before =prae- pre- + -vius, adj. derivative of via way; see -ous] pre′vi•ous•ly, adv. pre′vi•ous•ness, n. preceding, previous - Preceding means "occurring immediately before the time of the utterance," while previous means "occurring at some time before the utterance."See also related terms for utterance.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | previous - just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"oldpreceding - 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is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"former, latepast - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" | | 3.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"prematureearly - 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" |
previousadjective1. 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, consequent2. 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 datepreviousadjective1. Going before:advance, antecedent, anterior, earlier, precedent, preceding, prior.2. Next before the present one:foregoing, last, latter, preceding.3. Just gone by or elapsed:antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, past, precedent, preceding, prior.4. Having been such previously:erstwhile, former, late, old, once, onetime, past, quondam, sometime, whilom.Translationsprevious (ˈpriːviəs) adjective earlier in time or order. on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house. (時間或順序上)早先的，在前的 （时间或顺序上）早先的，在前的 ˈpreviously adverb 以前，先前 以前，先前 previous to before. They told their families about their engagement previous to publishing it in the newspaper. 在...之前 在...之前
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Synonyms for previousadj earlierSynonyms- earlier
- former
- past
- prior
- one-time
- preceding
- sometime
- erstwhile
- antecedent
- anterior
- quondam
- ex-
Antonyms- later
- following
- succeeding
- subsequent
- consequent
adj precedingSynonyms- preceding
- past
- prior
- foregoing
adj beforeSynonyms- before
- ahead of
- preceding
- leading up to
- earlier than
- in advance of
- anterior to
Synonyms for previousadj going beforeSynonyms- advance
- antecedent
- anterior
- earlier
- precedent
- preceding
- prior
adj next before the present oneSynonyms- foregoing
- last
- latter
- preceding
adj just gone by or elapsedSynonyms- antecedent
- anterior
- earlier
- foregoing
- former
- past
- precedent
- preceding
- prior
adj having been such previouslySynonyms- erstwhile
- former
- late
- old
- once
- onetime
- past
- quondam
- sometime
- whilom
Synonyms for previousadj just preceding something else in time or orderSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (used especially of persons) of the immediate pastSynonymsRelated Wordsadj too soon or too hastySynonymsRelated Words |