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pre·vi·ous
(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).
pre′vi·ous·ly adv.
pre′vi·ous·ness n.
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previous
(ˈpriːvɪəs)adj
1. (prenominal) existing or coming before something else in time or position; prior
2. (postpositive) informal taking place or done too soon; premature
3. previous to before; prior to
[C17: from Latin praevius leading the way, from prae before + via way]
ˈpreviously adv
ˈpreviousness n
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pre•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.
pre′vi•ous•ly, adv.
pre′vi•ous•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | previous - just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger" preceding - 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late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" | |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" early - 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" |
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previous
adjective
1. 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, consequent
earlier later, following, succeeding, subsequent, consequent
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 date
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adjective3. Just gone by or elapsed:
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Translations
سَابَقسابِق
předchozípředešlý
tidligereforudgående
edellinen
prethodni
fyrri
以前の
이전의
agrāksiepriekšējslīdzšinējs
prejšnji
föregående
ครั้งก่อน
bir öncekiönceki
trước
previous
[ˈpriːvɪəs]A. ADJ
1. (= former, earlier) [night, day, year, page] → anterior; [experience] → previo
we met by previous arrangement → nos reunimos acordando una cita previa or mediante cita previa
I have a previous engagement → tengo un compromiso previo
in a previous incarnation or life → en una vida anterior
on previous occasions → en ocasiones anteriores
the car has had two previous owners → el coche ha pasado por dos manos
in previous years → los años anteriores
see also conviction 1
we met by previous arrangement → nos reunimos acordando una cita previa or mediante cita previa
I have a previous engagement → tengo un compromiso previo
in a previous incarnation or life → en una vida anterior
on previous occasions → en ocasiones anteriores
the car has had two previous owners → el coche ha pasado por dos manos
in previous years → los años anteriores
see also conviction 1
2. (= hasty) → prematuro
this seems somewhat previous → esto parece algo prematuro
you were a bit previous in inviting him → te has precipitado un poco invitándole
this seems somewhat previous → esto parece algo prematuro
you were a bit previous in inviting him → te has precipitado un poco invitándole
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈpriːviəs] adjCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
previous
adj
(= immediately preceding) → vorherig; page, day → vorhergehend; year → vorangegangen; (with indef art) → früher; the previous page/day/year → die Seite/der Tag/das Jahr davor; the/a previous holder of the title → der vorherige/ein früherer Titelträger; in previous years → in früheren Jahren, früher; he’s already been the target of two previous attacks → er war schon das Opfer von zwei früheren Angriffen; in a previous incarnation or life → in einem früheren Leben; (fig) → früher im Leben; from a previous relationship → aus einer früheren Beziehung; he beat his previous best (Sport) → er hat seine bisherige Höchstleistung überboten; have you made any previous applications? → haben Sie sich davor or früher schon einmal beworben?; on a previous occasion → zuvor, bei einer früheren Gelegenheit; I have a previous engagement → ich habe schon einen Termin; no previous experience necessary → Vorkenntnisse (sind) nicht erforderlich; previous conviction (Jur) → Vorstrafe f; to have a previous conviction → vorbestraft sein; previous owner → Vorbesitzer(in) m(f)
(dated inf: = premature) → vorschnell, voreilig; this seems somewhat previous → das scheint etwas voreilig or verfrüht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈpriːvɪəs] adj → precedentethe previous day → il giorno prima or precedente
previous experience → precedente esperienza
he has no previous experience in that field → non ha esperienza in quel campo
I have a previous engagement → ho già (preso) un impegno
on a previous occasion → in precedenza
in a previous life → in un'altra vita
to have no previous convictions (Law) → non aver precedenti penali
to have 5 previous convictions → essere già stato/a condannato/a 5 volte
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
previous
(ˈpriːviəs) adjective earlier in time or order. on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house.
ˈpreviously adverbprevious to
before. They told their families about their engagement previous to publishing it in the newspaper.
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→ سَابَق předchozí tidligere vorhergehend προγενέστερος previo edellinen précédent prethodni precedente 以前の 이전의 vorig forrige poprzedni anterior предыдущий föregående ครั้งก่อน önceki trước 早先的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
previous
a. previo-a, anterior.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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adj anterior, previo; your previous doctor..su médico -ca mf anteriorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.