previously
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- adverb
- /ˈpriːviəsli/
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anteriormente
- The researchers discovered information that was previously unknown to the scientific community.
- previously mentioned
- previously served
- previously reported
And this is a quote from the previously thought dead Hamza bin Laden.
- And this is a quote from the previously thought dead Hamza bin Laden.
- It didn't happen previously, but now it happens.
- And we talked about this previously with the Pantheon, right?
- It was as if previously those two things were at odds.
- But he's also connected people who previously were disconnected.
- I've, I've, you know, moved on from my previously myopic view.
- Oh yeah, and she has previously mentioned that she's bi.
- Also, she did date previously within the last five years.
- Then what I've done previously is I got a hotel.
- We we've had previously going into the self, right?
Examples
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Elizabeth was one of the first nine black students to attend the previously all-white Central High.
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Each quiz contained material previously covered in lecture and some new material.
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And that was previously thought to be impossible.
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What did we now understand that we had previously not understood?
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"As we previously stated in the genetic history... "
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Listen to familiar examples from music previously studied in class or from music provided by students.
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Therefore, it should be ensured that previously made decisions and good examples are models for the new decisions.
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Not as many Deardons were destroyed in the fire... ...as previously thought.
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A new report suggests that more species of birds mate for life than previously believed, while other species only mate for votes.
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A native South Carolinian with French roots, he had previously served as president of the association.
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Synonyms
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1.0
Before the time you expect something to happen
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1.0
At an earlier time
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1.9
At an earlier time
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2.8
In the past
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2.7
Earlier than a planned time or event
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8.4
From an earlier time and not happening now
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9.7
Before this time
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1.0
Before now or before a set time
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9.9
Before now or at an earlier time
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9.9
Before that time
At an earlier time than something else
Happens at an earlier time than something else
At an earlier time, often long ago
From earlier times and no longer used to talk about people or things
Antonyms
Compounds
- South African
A person who has had less money and fewer chances in the past because people treated them unfairly
How Recent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word previously comes from the Latin word prius, which means 'before', and the pre- part also means 'before'. So, previously is an easy way to say 'before' or 'at an earlier time'.