previously

previously
An adverb of time, used in comparing an act or state named, to another act or state, subsequent in order of time, for the purpose of asserting the priority of the first. Lebrecht v Wilcoxon, 40 Iowa 93, 94.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Previously — Pre vi*ous*ly, adv. Beforehand; antecedently; as, a plan previously formed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • previously — index heretofore Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • previously — [adv] earlier ahead, already, ante, antecedently, at one time, away back, a while ago, back, back when, before, beforehand, erstwhile, fore, formerly, forward, heretofore, hitherto, in advance, in anticipation, in days gone by, in the past, long… …   New thesaurus

  • previously — [[t]pri͟ːviəsli[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj, ADV with cl 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… …   English dictionary

  • previously — adverb at an earlier time or formerly (Freq. 30) she had previously lived in Chicago he was previously president of a bank better than anything previously proposed a previously unquestioned attitude antecedently arranged • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • previously — pre|vi|ous|ly W2S3 [ˈpri:viəsli] adv before now or before a particular time ▪ Almost half the group had previously been heavy smokers. two days/three years etc previously (=two days, three years etc before) ▪ Six months previously he had smashed… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • previously — adverb before the present time: The world record was previously held by a Spanish athlete. | two days/three years etc previously: The car was now worth twice what we d paid for it six months previously …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • previously — adv. Previously is used with these adjectives: ↑exempt, ↑impossible, ↑married, ↑neglected, ↑secret, ↑separate, ↑unheard, ↑unheard of, ↑unknown, ↑unnoticed, ↑unthinkable, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • previously — pre|vi|ous|ly [ priviəsli ] adverb *** before the present time, or before the time you are discussing: She was previously employed as a research scientist. Three years previously, he had met Susan …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • previously */*/*/ — UK [ˈpriːvɪəslɪ] / US [ˈprɪvɪəslɪ] adverb before the present time, or before the time you are discussing She was previously employed as a research scientist. Three years previously, he had met Susan …   English dictionary

  • previously — adverb previously, only the outermost doors were locked at night Syn: formerly, earlier, earlier on, before, hitherto, once, at one time, in the past, in days gone by, in times gone by, in bygone days, in times past, in former times; in advance,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

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