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1. Going before: advance, antecedent, anterior, earlier, precedent, preceding, prior. See precede/follow.
2. Next before the present one: foregoing, last¹, latter, preceding. See near/far/distance, precede/follow.
3. Just gone by or elapsed: antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, past, precedent, preceding, prior. See time.
4. Having been such previously: erstwhile, former, late, old, once, onetime, past, quondam, sometime, whilom. See precede/follow.

adj

Definition: former, prior
Antonyms: current, following, future, later, next, present

adj

Definition: premature
Antonyms: on time, timely, well-timed

IN BRIEF: Happening before in time or order.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. — Confucius (c. 551-c. 479 BC)

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noun
noun, criminals'

Previous criminal convictions. (1935 —) .
G. F. Newman 'Neither had any previous, Terry,' Burgess said. 'I thought perhaps the fella might have had a bit,' he shrugged (1970).

[Elliptical use of the adjective.]

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For a list of words related to previous, see:

• Relative Time - previous: (adj) before, preceding, former

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Common misspelling(s) of previous

• previvous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forudgående, for tidligt på den

Nederlands (Dutch)
vorig, voorgaand, eerder, voorbarig

Français (French)
adj. - (gén) précédent, antérieur, hâtif, prématuré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vorherig, früher

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προηγούμενος, πρότερος, πρωτύτερος, προγενέστερος

Italiano (Italian)
precedente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - prévio

Русский (Russian)
предыдущий, список предыдущих осуждений

Español (Spanish)
adj. - previo, anterior

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - föregående, tidigare, förhastad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
早先的, 过急的, 前面的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 早先的, 過急的, 前面的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 앞의, 이전의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 先の, 以前の, 早まった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سابق, متسرع, مقدم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קודם, האחרון (לפני הנוכחי), פזיז, נמהר‬

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