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21previous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. antecedent, anterior; preceding, foregoing, former, prior. See priority. Ant., following. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Earlier] Syn. preceding, prior, antecedent, former, foregoing, earlier, past; see …
22previous — 1) adj British premature, impetuous, presumptuous. A term of mild disapproval favoured by London working class speakers and members of the police force, usually in the phrase a bit previous . 2) n British a criminal record, previous convictions.… …
23previous — adjective 1) the previous five years Syn: preceding, foregoing, prior, past, last 2) her previous boyfriend Syn: former, preceding, old, earlier, ex , past …
24previous — pre•vi•ous [[t]ˈpri vi əs[/t]] adj. 1) coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner[/ex] 2) inf Informal. done, occurring, etc., before the proper time; premature: Aren t you a little previous with that request?[/ex] •… …
25previous — Synonyms and related words: a bit previous, above, advanced, aforementioned, aforesaid, ahead, ancient, ante, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, before, beforehand, ci devant, earlier, early, elder, erstwhile, far ahead, first, fore, foregoing,… …
26previous — adjective the previous commissioner retired after more than 40 years of service previous to Syn: foregoing, preceding, antecedent; old, earlier, prior, former, ex , past, last, sometime, one time, erstwhile; formal quondam, anterior …
27previous — adj. & adv. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) coming before in time or order. 2 done or acting hastily. adv. (foll. by to) before (had called previous to writing). Phrases and idioms: previous question Parl. a motion concerning the vote on a main… …
28previous — adjective Etymology: Latin praevius leading the way, from prae pre + via way more at way Date: 1625 1. going before in time or order ; prior 2. acting too soon ; premature < somewhat previous in his conclusion > Synonyms: see …
29previous — adj. Previous is used with these nouns: ↑boyfriend, ↑century, ↑conviction, ↑day, ↑decade, ↑employer, ↑encounter, ↑engagement, ↑episode, ↑era, ↑evening, ↑ …
30previous to — before. → previous …
