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What is "previously" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 11-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does previously mean in English? Meaning of previously definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "previously" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "previously": at an earlier time or formerly

Adverb

  • Meaning: at an earlier time or formerly
  • Example: she had previously lived in Chicago he was previously president of a bank better than anything previously proposed a previously unquestioned attitude antecedently arranged
  • Synonyms: antecedently previously

    • Synonyms:

    then, already, formerly, heretofore, once, ahead, ante, back, before, beforehand, erstwhile, fore, forward, long ago, hitherto, antecedently, a while ago, at one time, away back, back when, in advance, in anticipation, in days gone by, in the past, one-shot, precedently, time was, until now,

    Antonyms:

    currently, later, presently, future,

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    previously in English: previously
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