previous

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: pre=vi=ous
• COUNT in NET: 5 in 4 verses (in OT : 5 in 4 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

previous, a. [L. praevius going before, leading the way; prae before + via the way. See Voyage.].

 Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.  [1913 Webster]
"The dull sound . . . previous to the storm,
Rolls o'er the muttering earth."  [1913 Webster]

Previous question. (Parliamentary Practice) See under Question, and compare Closure. -- Previous to, before; -- often used adverbially for previously. “Previous to publication.” M. Arnold. “A policy . . . his friends had advised previous to 1710.” J. H. Newman.

Syn. -- Antecedent; preceding; anterior; prior; foregoing; former.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

previous, 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).

Idiom

previous question Parl. a motion concerning the vote on a main question.

Derivative

previously adv. previousness n.

Etymology

L praevius (as PRAE-, via way)

THESAURUS

previous

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, former, forward, half-baked, half-cocked, hasty, ill-considered, immemorial, impulsive, in advance, late, not firm, old, olden, older, once, onetime, overhasty, oversoon, past, precedent, preceding, precipitate, precocious, precurrent, preexistent, prehistoric, premature, previous to, prime, primeval, primitive, prior, prior to, quondam, recent, rushed, senior, sometime, soon, then, too early, too soon, uncrystallized, unjelled, unmatured, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprepared, unripe, untimely, whilom

ROGET THESAURUS

previous

Priority

N priority, antecedence, anteriority, precedence, pre-existence, precession, precursor, the past, premises, prior, previous, preceding, precedent, anterior, antecedent, pre- existing, pre-existent, former, foregoing, aforementioned, before- mentioned, abovementioned, aforesaid, said, introductory, before, prior to, earlier, previously, afore, aforehand, beforehand, ere, theretofore, erewhile, ere then, ere now, before then, before now, erewhile, already, yet, beforehand, on the eve of, prior tempore prior jure.