previously

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.

previously

1. 'previously' and 'before'

If you are talking about a period measured back from some earlier time, you use before or previously.

He had died a month before.She had rented the flat some fourteen months previously.See before2. 'ago'

You only use ago when you are talking about a period of time measured back from the present.

We met two years ago.See ago3. 'for'

You use for to say how long a period lasts in the past, present, or future, or how much time passes without something happening.

She slept for eight hours.He will be away for three weeks.I hadn't seen him for four years.See for4. 'since'

You use since to say when a period of time started.

She has been with the group since it began....the first civilian president since the coup 17 years ago.

You also use since to refer to the last time that something happened, or to how much time passes without something happening.

She hadn't eaten since breakfast.It was a long time since she had been to church.See since

Thesaurus

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previously - at an earlier time or formerly; "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged"antecedently

previously

adverb before, earlier, once, in the past, formerly, back then, until now, at one time, hitherto, beforehand, a while ago, heretofore, in days or years gone by Previously she had no time to work in her own garden.

previously

adverb1. At a time in the past:already, before, earlier, erstwhile, formerly, once.Archaic: aforetime, beforetime.2. Up to this time:before, earlier, heretofore, yet.

Translations

先前以前

(ˈpriːviəs) adjective earlier in time or order. on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house. （时间或顺序上）早先的，在前的 ˈpreviously adverb 以前，先前 previous to before. They told their families about their engagement previous to publishing it in the newspaper.在...之前

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adv before

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adv at a time in the past

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adv up to this time

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adv at an earlier time or formerly

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