previous
gb/pɹˈiviəs/ us/pɹˈiviəs/
A2
Anglų
~ 900
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
adjective
A2
relation
1
Happening earlier or before
Happening or existing before something else in time or order.
Vartosenos šablonas:
previous [event/experience/meeting/day]
Dažna klaida:
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.
Sinonimai
earlier (More conversational and slightly less formal.)
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prior (More formal or official-sounding.)
Antonimai
next (Refers to the one immediately following in time or order.)
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subsequent (Formal term meaning coming after something else.)
Kolokacijos
previous experience
|previous meeting
|previous day
|previous year
|previous owner
Temos
time
|sequence
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- I couldn't attend the previous meeting due to illness.
- The previous owner of the house left some furniture behind.
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I met him at the previous party.
- The previous lesson was very hard.
- We talked about it in the previous class.
- I visited London in the previous year.
- The shop was closed on the previous day.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
previous
IPA
GB/pɹˈiviəs/
US/pɹˈiviəs/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
pre - vi - ous (3 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (pre)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: previous
Žodžių šeima
Core family
previously
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
next
adjective A1
following
adjective
Posakiai
previous to
1/pɹˈiviəs tə/
fixed phrase
Before in time compared to
Before a certain time or event.
Pavyzdžiai
- Previous to joining the company, she worked as a teacher.
- The law was different previous to this change.