English-Thai Dictionary
previous
ADJ แต่ก่อน เมื่อก่อน preceding prior tea-kon
previously
ADV แต่ก่อน earlier beforehand tea-kon
previousness
N การ เกิดขึ้น ก่อน priority kan-koed-kuan-kon
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PREVIOUS
a.[L. proevius; proe, before, and via, way, that is, a going. ] Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as a previous intimation of a design; a previous notion; a previous event. Sound from the mountain, previous to the storm,
Rolls o'er the muttering earth.
PREVIOUSLY
adv. In time preceding; beforehand; antecedently; as a plan previously formed.
PREVIOUSNESS
n.Antecedence; priority in time.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PREVIOUS
Pre "vi *ous, a. Etym: [L. praevius going before, leading the way; prae before + via the way. See Voyage. ]
Defn: Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness. The dull sound. .. previous to the storm, Rolls o'er the muttering earth. Thomson.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 171 ." J. H. Newman.
Syn. -- Antecedent; preceding; anterior; prior; foregoing; former.
PREVIOUSLY
PREVIOUSLY Pre "vi *ous *ly, adv.
Defn: Beforehand; antecedently; as, a plan previously formed.
PREVIOUSNESS
PREVIOUSNESS Pre "vi *ous *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being previous; priority or antecedence in time.
New American Oxford Dictionary
previous
pre vi ous |ˈprēvēəs ˈpriviəs | ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] existing or occurring before in time or order: she looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening | tickets will be sold on the same basis as in previous years. 2 informal overly hasty in acting or in drawing a conclusion: I admit I may have been a bit previous. PHRASES previous to before: the month previous to publication | he seemed to have been in good health previous to the fatal injury. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin praevius ‘going before ’ (from prae ‘before ’ + via ‘way ’) + -ous .
previously
pre vi ous ly |ˈprēvēəslē ˈpriviəsli | ▶adverb at a previous or earlier time; before: museums and art galleries that had previously been open to the public | they discovered a previously unknown gene.
previous question
pre vi ous ques tion ▶noun (in parliamentary procedure ) a motion to decide whether to vote on a main question, moved before the main question itself is put.
Oxford Dictionary
previous
pre ¦vi |ous |ˈpriːvɪəs | ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] existing or occurring before in time or order: she looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening | the boat's previous owner. 2 informal overhasty in acting: I admit I may have been a bit previous. ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. informal previous convictions; a criminal record: he's got previous —theft and wounding. PHRASES previous to before: the month previous to publication. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin praevius ‘going before ’ (from prae ‘before ’ + via ‘way ’) + -ous .
previously
pre ¦vi |ous ¦ly ▶adverb at a previous or earlier time; before: museums and art galleries which had previously been open to the public | they discovered a previously unknown gene.
previous question
pre ¦vi |ous ques |tion ▶noun (in parliamentary procedure ) a motion to decide whether to vote on a main question, moved before the main question itself is put.
American Oxford Thesaurus
previous
previous adjective the previous commissioner retired after more than 40 years of service: foregoing, preceding, antecedent; old, earlier, prior, former, ex-, past, last, sometime, one-time, erstwhile; formal quondam, anterior. ANTONYMS next. PHRASES previous to previous to this, everything was fine: before, prior to, until, leading up to, up to, earlier than, preceding; formal anterior to.
previously
previously adverb previously, only the outermost doors were locked at night: formerly, earlier, earlier on, before, hitherto, once, at one time, in the past, in days gone by, in times gone by, in bygone days, in times past, in former times; in advance, already, beforehand; formal heretofore.
Oxford Thesaurus
previous
previous adjective 1 the previous five years | her previous boyfriend: foregoing, preceding, precursory, antecedent, above; old, earlier, prior, former, ex-, past, last, sometime, one-time, erstwhile; formal quondam; archaic whilom; rare anterior. ANTONYMS following, next. 2 informal I admit I may have been previous: overhasty, hasty, premature, precipitate, impetuous, too early, too soon, untimely, presumptuous; informal ahead of oneself. PHRASES previous to previous to this everything was fine: before, prior to, until, till, up to, earlier than, preceding, leading up to, in advance of, ahead of, ante-, pre-; rare anterior to. ANTONYMS after, as a result of.
previously
previously adverb formerly, earlier, earlier on, before, until now /then, hitherto, once, at one time, in the past, in days gone by, in years gone by, in times gone by, in bygone days, in times past, in former times, time was when; in advance, in readiness, ahead of time, sooner, already, beforehand; formal heretofore.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
previous
pre vi ous /príːviəs / (! 強勢は第1音節; pre-は /priː /) 〖pre (前に )via (道 )ous (の )〗(副 )previously 形容詞 比較なし 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗(時間 順序関係が )前の , 先の , 以前の , 直前の (｟よりくだけて ｠earlier )(↔following ) (!precedingは 「直前の, すぐ前の 」; priorには優先性が含意される ) ▸ I had been feeling sick the previous [╳last ] night .私は前の晩気分が悪かった ▸ Did you have any previous acquaintance with John? ジョンとそれ以前に面識があったのですか ▸ No previous experience is necessary .これまでの経験は不問 ▸ She had a daughter from a previous marriage .彼女は前夫との間に娘が1人いた ▸ a previous engagement 先約 .2 ｟英 くだけて ｠〖be ～〗早まった .pr é vious to A ｟かたく ｠Aの前に [の ], Aに先だって ▸ Previous to his current role, Tom worked as a clerk .現職に就く前は, トムは店員として働いていた ～̀ conv í ction [off é nse ]前科 .～̀ qu é stion 先決問題 〘議会である問題の採決可否を事前に問うこと 〙.
previously
pre vi ous ly /príːviəsli /→previous 副詞 比較なし 1 以前に ; 前もって ▸ Such crimes are far more common than was previously thought .そのような犯罪は以前考えられていたよりもずっと一般的になっている 2 …前に ▸ three years previously 3年前に
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