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.

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1. previously

   Previously is an adverb which refers to something that happened or existed before the current time or the time being considered. It refers to an earlier event, period or state.

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

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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. Renaissance Capital Kennedy:

   You can argue that fundamentally, a lot has changed : Digital World previously did not have a product. Now they do. That is a shift, but they still have a lot to prove.

2. John Williams:

   My view, that I've expressed previously in the past, is that the middle of 2015 is a reasonable guess when that discussion I think will become closer to, should we do it now (raise rates) or wait a little longer?

3. Liu Ligang:

   But China's case is a bit different, if you look at the last six years, firms have leveraged up quite a lot, previously bank loans were at quite high interest rates. If China can relax monetary policy further, firms could have a great incentive to borrow at a lower rate, and use them to pay off high-yield debt. Merely doing so will alleviate firms' financial burdens and also the risk of default.

4. Daipayan Deb:

   I can wait until tomorrow but it's more exciting today, previously, I used to start shopping on Black Friday, but now it's Thursday.

5. Benjamin Strauss:

   It's also true that the benefits from cutting climate pollution are far greater than we previously thought – this changes the whole benefit-cost equation.

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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. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/previously
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=previously