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Meaning of previously | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

Definitions

  1. In advance or in advance.
  2. earlier in time or order. on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house. vorige سابِق предишен prévio předešlý früher forudgående; tidligere προηγούμενοςanterior eelmine قبلی؛ سابق edellinen précédentקודם पूर्ववर्ती prijašnji, prošli (meg)előző sebelumnya fyrri precedente 前の 이전의 ankstesnis iepriekšējs; agrāks; līdzšinējs sebelumnya vorigtidligere, foregåendepoprzedni مخكني ، وړانديني prévio precedent предыдущий predošlý prejšnji prethodni föregående, tidigare แต่ก่อน bir önceki (時間或...
  3. vorige سابِقا предишно previamente předtím früher forudgående; tidligere προηγουμένωςanteriormente, previamente varem قبلاً ennestään précédemmentקודם पहले, पूर्व, पहले से jednom prije korábban, azelőtt dulu fyrr, áður precedentemente 以前に 이전 anksčiau agrāk; līdz šim sebelum ini eerdertidligere, førpoprzednio وړاندي مخكي، previamente mai înainte ранее, прежде predtým prej prethodno förut, tidigare แต่ก่อน önceden 以前,先前 попередньо سابق ميں trước 以前,先前
  4. before. They told their families about their engagement previous to publishing it in the newspaper. voor die tyd قَبْل преди antes de dříve než bevor før πρινantes de enne پیش از ennen avant de לִפנֵי- पहले, पूर्व prije toga előbb, előtt sebelum á undan, áður en prima di ~前に (~에) 앞선 prieš pirms sebelum vóórførprzed وړاندي تر،مخكي تر antes de înainte de до, прежде skôr ako pred pre före, innan ก่อนนี้ ...-den önce 在...之前 раніше, колись پہلے trước khi 在...之前
  5. Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior: children by a previous marriage.
  6. Informal Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature or hasty: "I have been too previous, for which you must blame the natural impatience of a man in love" (Georgette Heyer).
    Informal
  7. 'previously' and 'before'If you are talking about a period measured back from some earlier time, you use before or previously.He had died a month before.
  8. 'ago'You only use ago when you are talking about a period of time measured back from the present.We met two years ago.
  9. 'for'You use for to say how long a period lasts in the past, present, or future, or how much time passes without something happening.She slept for eight hours.
  10. 'since'You use since to say when a period of time started.She has been with the group since it began.
  11. At a time in the past:already, before, earlier, erstwhile, formerly, once.

Equivalents

العربية سابقا قبل قبلا
Български някога преди
Čeština dříve předtím
Cymraeg o'r blaen
Dansk før
Deutsch ehemals früher vorher zuvor
Ελληνικά προηγουμένως
Esperanto antaŭe
فارسی قبلاً
Gaeilge roimh ré
Galego previamente
हिन्दी पहले
Bahasa Indonesia dulu
Íslenska áður
日本語 予て 予め 以前 先に
ქართული ადრე წინათ
한국어 앞서
Kurdî darî
Latina antea prius
Malti dari
Polski poprzednio
Português anteriormente antes
Svenska förut tidigare
اردو پَہْلے
Oʻzbekcha avval

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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