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🔙 The one before ⏪ Earlier in time 🔄 To go back ⬅️ Earlier in order
to prev

to prev

8.8
To go back to the item that comes before in a list
  • verb
  • Texting
translation icon : volver atrás
  • She clicked prev to review the previous slide in her presentation.

Examples

  • Use the prev button to go back to the last song in the playlist.

  • To find the last chapter, simply press the prev button on your e-reader.

  • If you want to see the earlier photo, just tap prev on your screen.

  • Please prev to the last page.

  • I want to prev the song before this one.

  • He always clicks prev to revisit his favorite episodes of the show.

  • If you want to explore earlier versions of the document, just hit prev on the toolbar.

Surface Forms

prev infinitive
prevd past
prevd past participle
prevving present participle
prevs third person singular

Etymology

The word prev is a short form of previous and uses the pre- part meaning 'before'. That is why as a verb prev means to move back or show the item that came 'before' the current one.