previous

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

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more previous

Superlative

most previous

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

previouses

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

   • He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.
   • Putin’s answered by simply stating he did not believe Ukraine had honored the previous ceasefires Moscow had unilaterally called, and that Kyiv has said Moscow never respected either.

2. 2.Premature; acting or occurring too soon.(informal)

   • I was a bit previous it turned out, as I worked short-handed for ten days before I could find another hand.

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A track record of similar behaviour, especially bad behaviour.(informal)

   • Mitigation will be limited given his previous and as he has already attended tackle school he cannot return.

2. 2.An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions")(informal)

   • It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous.
   • Simmons had eight previouses: robberies, burglaries, a couple of felonious assaults.

3. 3.A record of previous hostility or conflict (between people).(informal)

   • The two players refused to shake hands, there's a bit of previous there.

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