prev
- adverb
- /prɛv/
- Informal
- Can you remind me what we discussed prev week?
Examples
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I prev saw that movie last week.
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He mentioned in the meeting that the issue had occurred prev but was resolved quickly.
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The chart shows the data collected prev to the current experiment.
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Please refer to the prev section for more information on this topic.
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Please refer to the prev section for more information on this topic.
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The chart shows the data collected prev to the current experiment.
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He mentioned in the meeting that the issue had occurred prev but was resolved quickly.
Synonyms
At an earlier time
Mentioned earlier in the text or document
At an earlier time than now or the time mentioned
Earlier than a planned time or event
Happening before something else in time
Says that something was mentioned earlier in this document
How Recent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word prev is an informal short form of previously, with pre- meaning 'before'. Used as an adverb, prev means 'earlier' or 'before now', which is why you see it to show something happened before.