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- Dictionaryprevious/ˈpriːvɪəs/
adjective
- 1. existing or occurring before in time or order: "she looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening" Similar Opposite
- 2. overhasty in acting: informal "I admit I may have been a bit previous" Similar
noun
- 1. previous convictions; a criminal record: informal British "he's got previous—theft and wounding"
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PREVIOUS definition: 1. happening or existing before something or someone else: 2. If someone has previous, they have…. Learn more.
The meaning of PREVIOUS is going before in time or order : prior. How to use previous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Previous.
Previous definition: coming or occurring before something else; prior. See examples of PREVIOUS used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. existing or coming before something else in time or position; prior 2. informal taking place or done too soon;.... Click for more definitions.
Definitions of previous. adjective. just preceding something else in time or order. “the previous owner” synonyms: old. preceding. existing or coming before. adjective. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past. “the previous occupant of the White House” synonyms: former, late. past. earlier than the present time; no longer current.
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).
Definition of previous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Previous definition: Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior.
previous. (priviəs ) 1. adjective [ADJ n] A previous event or thing is one that happened or existed before the one that you are talking about. She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage. 2. adjective [det ADJ] You refer to the period of time or the thing immediately before the one that you are talking about as the previous one.
previous meaning, definition, what is previous: having happened or existed before the ev...: Learn more.