Previous
adjective
Something that happened or existed before the current situation or event.
I remember her from a previous visit.
Often appears as...
- previous owner
- previous experience
adjective
Immediately before the present or current time.
The previous night was really fun.
Often appears as...
- previous day
- previous night
adjective
Having happened or existed before the one mentioned.
He was sentenced to five years for a previous conviction of theft.
Often appears as...
- previous conviction
- previous record
Usage tips
Legal
adjective
Something that happened or existed before the current situation or event.
I remember her from a previous visit.
Often appears as...
- previous owner
- previous experience
adjective
Immediately before the present or current time.
The previous night was really fun.
Often appears as...
- previous day
- previous night
adjective
Having happened or existed before the one mentioned.
He was sentenced to five years for a previous conviction of theft.
Often appears as...
- previous conviction
- previous record
Usage tips
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Event Sequence
Use 'previous' to indicate an event that occurred before another in a sequence.
The findings were contrary to the results of the previous study.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Immediate Past
'Previous' implies some time has passed, not directly before now.
She worked at the previous company for eight years.
Pro Tip 1/2Event Sequence
Use 'previous' to indicate an event that occurred before another in a sequence.
The findings were contrary to the results of the previous study.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Immediate Past
'Previous' implies some time has passed, not directly before now.
She worked at the previous company for eight years.
Pro Tip 1/2Event Sequence
Use 'previous' to indicate an event that occurred before another in a sequence.
The findings were contrary to the results of the previous study.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Immediate Past
'Previous' implies some time has passed, not directly before now.
She worked at the previous company for eight years.
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but reassures himself that your statement couldn't have changed anything. You leave, and life on the island seems to go on as before. But on the hundredth morning after your visit, all the prisoners are gone, each having asked to leave the previous night.
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executed by the previous tsar for revolutionary activity, and even after the reforms, Nicholas continued the same mass repression and executions, as well as the unpopular involvement in World War I,
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