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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

previously en · ADV

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈpɹivi.əsli/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English previous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English previously From previous + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, not-comparable, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.
    • I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women. 1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1792, →OCLC:
  2. (not-comparable, with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time; already.
    • Pliny the Elder, the Roman encyclopedist, declares that to urinate in a spot where a dog has previously done so results in loss of virility. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 239:
    • In the lawsuit, Giuffre claimed she was forced to have sex with a “large amount of people,” some of whom had not previously been named including New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson […]. 2019 August 10, Julie Brown, Veronica Penney, Daniel Chang, Sarah Blaskey, “Jeffrey Epstein is gone, but allegations against powerful associates linger”, in Tampa Bay Times:
    • The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously.
  3. (not-comparable) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.

Deriveds

as previously mentioned · previously disadvantaged

Relateds

yesteryear · before · previous · prior

Translations (82)

ga roimh ré (at an earlier time) · fa قبلا (at an earlier time) · ka წინათ (at an earlier time) · ca prèviament (at an earlier time) · ka ადრე (at an earlier time) · is áður (at an earlier time) · fr précédemment (at an earlier time) · cs předtím (at an earlier time) · hu korábban (at an earlier time) · nl wat voorafging (recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series) · it anteriormente (at an earlier time) · ru ра́ньше (at an earlier time) · gd ro làimh (at an earlier time) · hy նախօրոք (at an earlier time) · ja 先に (at an earlier time) · bg преди (at an earlier time) · fi aiemmin (at an earlier time) · sa प्रथमम् (at an earlier time) · da før (at an earlier time) · es previamente (at an earlier time) · id dulu (at an earlier time) · el προηγουμένως (at an earlier time) · de früher (at an earlier time) · yue 以前 (at an earlier time) · ar قَبْلًا (at an earlier time) · nl vroeger (at an earlier time) · pl poprzednio (at an earlier time) · hu az előzőekben (at an earlier time) · arc הידין (at an earlier time) · nds fördem (at an earlier time) · aht hwtsecʼa (at an earlier time) · de zuvor (at an earlier time) · fr antérieurement (at an earlier time) · pt anteriormente (at an earlier time) · hi पहले (at an earlier time) · ur پہلے (at an earlier time) · bg някога (at an earlier time) · yue 舊時 /旧时 (at an earlier time) · cmn 以前 (at an earlier time) · ar قَبْل (at an earlier time) · la prius (at an earlier time) · ca anteriorment (at an earlier time) · fi aikaisemmin (at an earlier time) · cy o'r blaen (at an earlier time) · cs dříve (at an earlier time) · de ehemals (at an earlier time) · sh претходно (at an earlier time) · nds fördęm (at an earlier time) · la anteā (at an earlier time) · it antecedentemente (at an earlier time) · hu azelőtt (at an earlier time) · ja 予め (at an earlier time) · gl previamente (at an earlier time) · mt dari (at an earlier time) · hy նախապես (at an earlier time) · nl tevoren (at an earlier time) · ang furþum (at an earlier time) · co anteriormente (at an earlier time) · it precedentemente (at an earlier time) · sh prethodno (at an earlier time) · es con anterioridad (at an earlier time) · ru ра́нее (at an earlier time) · cy yn flaenorol (at an earlier time) · sv tidigare (at an earlier time) · uz avval (at an earlier time) · cmn 先前 (at an earlier time) · ja 以前 (at an earlier time) · hy նախորդիվ (at an earlier time) · de vorher (at an earlier time) · pt antes (at an earlier time) · ko 앞서 (at an earlier time) · ja 予て (at an earlier time) · es anteriormente (at an earlier time) · ckb لەمەوبەر (at an earlier time) · it in precedenza (at an earlier time) · fr autrefois (at an earlier time) · sv förut (at an earlier time) · hu az előző részek tartalmából (recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series) · fr auparavant (at an earlier time) · it in antecedenza (at an earlier time) · eo antaŭe (at an earlier time) · ru пре́жде (at an earlier time)