Definitions for previously
pre·vi·ous·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. previously, antecedentlyadverb

   at an earlier time or formerly

   "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. previouslyadverb

   At an earlier time.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Previouslyadverb

   Beforehand; antecedently.

   Etymology: from previous.

   Darting their stings, they previously declare
   Design’d revenge, and fierce intent of war. Matthew Prior.

   It cannot be reconciled with perfect sincerity, as previously supposing some neglect of better information. Richard Fiddes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Previouslyadverb

   beforehand; antecedently; as, a plan previously formed

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'previously' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1493

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'previously' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2736

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'previously' in Adverbs Frequency: #139

Anagrams for previously »

1. viperously

2. perviously

How to pronounce previously?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say previously in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of previously in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of previously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of previously in a Sentence

1. Gilad Itach:

   The structure exposed in this excavation is different from most of the previously discovered farmsteads, its orderly plan, vast area, strong walls and the impressive water reservoir hewn beneath it suggest that the site was administrative in nature and it may well have controlled the surrounding farmsteads.

2. Andrew Teem:

   Right now we're experiencing total inundation of areas that previously were not vulnerable to normal tides, we're getting something called King Tides -- extremely high tides. These were non-existent when I was a boy.

3. The State Department:

   In the last several days, the State Department received from the Department of Defense and the State Inspector General several copies of one email chain between former Secretary Clinton and then Commander of US Central Command David Petraeus which were not previously in the possession of the Department.

4. Campaign Manager Jeff Weaver:

   We did suspend two more staffers today based on information that we received from data logs form the DNC, these documents were not previously made available to us.

5. Chairman Trey Gowdy:

   These emails were not previously produced to the committee or released to the public, and they will help inform tomorrow's deposition.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=previously
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Previously
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=previously
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/previously