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Definition of previously - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
time referencebefore the present time or moment
- She had seen him previously at the concert..
2.
televisionrecapping earlier episodes in a series
- Previously on the show, the hero found the map.
Expressions with previously
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historically subjected to discrimination or inequality
Efforts are made to uplift previously disadvantaged groups.
Origin of previously
Latin, praevius (going before) + -ly (adverbial suffix)
Terms with previously included in their meaning
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previous thing
referring to a previously mentioned thing
reference
referring to a specific thing previously mentioned
linguistics
referring to people or things previously mentioned
specific reference
specific object or person previously mentioned
finding
something found that was previously unknown
language
referring to something previously mentioned
time
specific time previously mentioned or understood
second-hand
previously owned by someone else
language
referring to multiple items or people previously mentioned
previous event
when something previously mentioned happened
two entities
referring to two people or things previously mentioned
retrieval
retrieve something previously owned or possessed
fractions
indicating a portion of a previously mentioned quantity
previously
at a previous time
previously
happening or existing in the year before now
language
referring to the majority of something previously mentioned
multiple items
referring to multiple items previously mentioned or known
reference
referring to a portion of something previously mentioned
past situation
describe a situation or condition that existed previously
novelty
not previously known or used
novelty
unfamiliar or not previously known
communication
refer to previously mentioned ideas events or statements in conversation
previously
true or existing in the past
linguistics
referring to two specific things previously mentioned
Examples of previously in a sentence
The building was previously a school. Previously, the detective discovered a crucial clue. Previously in the series, the villain escaped capture.
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- French:précédemment, ...
- German:zuvor, bisher, ...
- Italian:precedentemente, prima, ...
- Spanish:anteriormente, en episodios anteriores, ...
- Portuguese:anteriormente, nos episódios anteriores, ...
- Chinese:以前, 此前, ...
- Japanese:以前に, 前回の, ...
- Arabic:سَابِقًا, فِي الْحَلَقَاتِ السَّابِقَة, ...
- Hebrew:קוֹדֶם לָכֵן, בַּפְּרָקִים הַקּוֹדְמִים, ...
- Russian:ранее, предварительно, ...
- Ukrainian:раніше, ...
- Hindi:पहले, पिछले एपिसोड में, ...
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