previous
gb/pɹˈiviəs/ us/pɹˈiviəs/
A2
Anglais
~ 900
előzetes, előző, előtt, korábbi
A2
1
Schéma d’usage :
previous [event/experience/meeting/day]
I couldn't attend the previous meeting due to illness.
Betegség miatt nem tudtam részt venni az előző megbeszélésen.
The previous owner of the house left some furniture behind.
A ház előző tulajdonosa hátrahagyott néhány bútort.
She learned from her mistakes in the previous attempt.
Our previous conversation helped me understand your point.
Please refer to the previous chapter for more details.
Exemples pédagogiques
I met him at the previous party.
Az előző bulin találkoztam vele.
The previous lesson was very hard.
Az előző lecke nagyon nehéz volt.
We talked about it in the previous class.
I visited London in the previous year.
The shop was closed on the previous day.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'previous' with 'former'. 'Previous' refers to something immediately before in sequence or time, while 'former' often means 'from an earlier time' but not necessarily immediately before.
Sens
Happening earlier or before
Collocations
previous experience
|previous meeting
|previous day
|previous year
|previous owner
Synonymes
earlier (More conversational and slightly less formal.)
|
prior (More formal or official-sounding.)
Antonymes
next (Refers to the one immediately following in time or order.)
|
subsequent (Formal term meaning coming after something else.)
Thèmes
time
|sequence
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Définition
Happening or existing before something else in time or order.
Occurring or existing before the time, event, or thing mentioned.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
previous
API
GB/pɹˈiviəs/
US/pɹˈiviəs/
Syllabes et accentuation
pre - vi - ous (3 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (pre)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: previous
Famille de mots
Core family
previously
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
next
adjective A1
following
adjective
Expressions
previous to
1/pɹˈiviəs tə/
fixed phrase
Before in time compared to
Before a certain time or event.
Exemples
- Previous to joining the company, she worked as a teacher.
- The law was different previous to this change.