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- Dictionarypreviously/ˈpriːvɪəsli/
adverb
- 1. at a previous or earlier time; before: "museums and art galleries which had previously been open to the public"
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B1. before the present time or the time referred to: She was previously employed as a tour guide. I had posted the card two months previously. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. at an earlier time. before I was sure I’d seen her face before. beforehand He knew beforehand that his speech would anger many people.
1. : going before in time or order : prior. the previous owners. previous attempts had failed. reread the previous page. 2. : acting too soon : premature. somewhat previous in his conclusion. previously adverb.
B1. before the present time or the time referred to: She was previously employed as a tour guide. I had mailed the card two months previously. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. at an earlier time. before I was sure I’d seen her face before. beforehand He knew beforehand that his speech would anger many people.
Previously definition: before now; earlier. See examples of PREVIOUSLY used in a sentence.
Previously means at some time before the period that you are talking about. Guyana's railways were previously owned by private companies. The contract was awarded to a previously unknown company.
When you talk about things that happened before, whether recently or in the distant past, the word previously can be helpful. You could mention at a job interview that before your current job, you were previously employed as a flight attendant, or tell a date that though you're single now, you were previously married to a famous movie star.
adj. 1. Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior: children by a previous marriage. 2. 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).
