previous
gb/pɹˈiviəs/ us/pɹˈiviəs/
A2
Англійська
~ 900
előzetes, előző, előtt, korábbi
A2
1
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
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.
Значення
Happening earlier or before
Словосполучення
previous experience
|previous meeting
|previous day
|previous year
|previous owner
Синоніми
earlier (More conversational and slightly less formal.)
|
prior (More formal or official-sounding.)
Антоніми
next (Refers to the one immediately following in time or order.)
|
subsequent (Formal term meaning coming after something else.)
Теми
time
|sequence
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
Happening or existing before something else in time or order.
Occurring or existing before the time, event, or thing mentioned.
Граматика
Словникова форма
previous
IPA
GB/pɹˈiviəs/
US/pɹˈiviəs/
Склади й наголос
pre - vi - ous (3 склади)
Stress on 1st syllable (pre)
Форми слова
Adjective
- Base: previous
Споріднені слова
Core family
previously
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
next
adjective A1
following
adjective
Вирази
previous to
1/pɹˈiviəs tə/
fixed phrase
Before in time compared to
Before a certain time or event.
Приклади
- Previous to joining the company, she worked as a teacher.
- The law was different previous to this change.