previous
UK
/ˈpriː.vɪəs/US /ˈpri.vi.əs/previous
ADJECTIVEDefinition of previous
If something happened at a previous time, it happened before a particular time.
Example: Last year, we lived in Seoul, but the previous year we were in Moscow.
You use previous to refer to a time before something else.
Example: The history of this site previous to the seventeenth century is unknown.
previous
EXAMPLESExamples of previous
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Last year, we lived in Seoul, but the previous year we were in Moscow.
Example sentence2
The history of this site previous to the seventeenth century is unknown.
Example sentence3
Four years previous, he had been sick for a month.
Example sentenceprevious
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