"previous" meaning in English

See previous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹi.vi.əs/ [General-American], /ˈpɹiː.vɪəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-previous.ogg Forms: more previous [comparative], most previous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin praevius. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|praevius}} Latin praevius Head templates: {{en-adj}} previous (comparative more previous, superlative most previous)
  1. (not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Past Derived forms (previously): previously disadvantaged Translations (prior): سَابِق (sābiq) (Arabic), قبل (ʔabl) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), նախորդ (naxord) (Armenian), previu (Asturian), anterior (Asturian), ötən (note: of time units) (Azerbaijani), keçən (note: of time units) (Azerbaijani), keçmiş (Azerbaijani), міну́лы (minúly) (Belarusian), папярэ́дні (papjarédni) (Belarusian), সাবেক (śabek) (Bengali), предишен (predišen) (Bulgarian), အလျင် (a.lyang) (Burmese), previ (Catalan), anterior (Catalan), پێشو (pêşu) (Central Kurdish), ڕابردو (rabirdu) (Central Kurdish), 以前的 (yǐqián de) (Chinese Mandarin), (shàng) (Chinese Mandarin), předchozí [masculine] (Czech), foregående (Danish), forrige (Danish), vorig (Dutch), antaŭa (Esperanto), edellinen (Finnish), aikaisempi (Finnish), aiempi (Finnish), précédent (French), previo (Galician), anterior (Galician), vorhergehend (German), 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍃 (fairns) (Gothic), προηγούμενος (proïgoúmenos) [masculine] (Greek), קוֹדֵם (qodém) [masculine] (Hebrew), पिछला (pichlā) (Hindi), előző (Hungarian), megelőző (Hungarian), antea (Ido), previo (Italian), 前の (mae no) (alt: まえの) (Japanese), (zen-) (alt: ゼン) (Japanese), មុន (mun) (Khmer), បុព្វេ (boppei) (Khmer), 이전의 (ijeonui) (Korean), ກ່ອນ (kǭn) (Lao), ບຸບເພ (bup phē) (Lao), ກີ້ (kī) (Lao), prior (Latin), antiquus (Latin), ankstesnis (Lithuanian), tōmua (Maori), forrige (Norwegian Bokmål), foregående (Norwegian Bokmål), førre (Norwegian Nynorsk), føregåande (Norwegian Nynorsk), anterior (Occitan), forestapol (Old English), پیشین (pišin) (Persian), poprzedni (Polish), ubiegły (Polish), prévio (Portuguese), предыду́щий (predydúščij) (Russian), про́шлый (próšlyj) (Russian), previo (Spanish), anterior (Spanish), förra (Swedish), föregående (Swedish), ก่อนหน้านี้ (Thai), ก่อน (gɔ̀ɔn) (Thai), ที่แล้ว (tîi-lɛ́ɛo) (Thai), เก่า (gào) (Thai), เดิม (dəəm) (Thai), กี้ (gîi) (Thai), སྔོན་མ (sngon ma) (Tibetan), önceki (Turkish), попере́дній (poperédnij) (Ukrainian), мину́лий (mynúlyj) (Ukrainian), پچھلا (pichlā) (Urdu), qua (Vietnamese), blaenorol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-previous-en-adj-UZa7qPJO Disambiguation of Past: 83 15 2 0 0 Categories (other): Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 27 8 33 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 28 8 34 18 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 19 5 30 28 17 Disambiguation of 'previously': 77 23 Disambiguation of 'prior': 93 7
  2. (informal) Premature; acting or occurring too soon. Tags: informal Translations (premature): прибързан (pribǎrzan) (Bulgarian), prematur (Catalan), voorbarig (Dutch), نابه هنگام (nâbehangâm) (Persian), przedwczesny (Polish), tidig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-previous-en-adj-JD4Bcdl8 Disambiguation of 'premature': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foregoing, former, late, old, prævious [archaic] Derived forms: ignore all previous instructions, previous examination, previous question, previous to, previousness

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹi.vi.əs/ [General-American], /ˈpɹiː.vɪəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-previous.ogg Forms: previouses [plural]
Etymology: From Latin praevius. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|praevius}} Latin praevius Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} previous (countable and uncountable, plural previouses)
  1. (informal, UK) An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions") Tags: UK, countable, informal, uncountable Synonyms: form
    Sense id: en-previous-en-noun-a7eK4Gy- Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 4 41 24 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 8 33 21 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 7 44 22 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 4 40 24 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 3 49 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 16 7 36 26 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 17 7 37 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 20 9 37 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 17 7 37 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 17 9 38 20 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 14 7 38 22 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 8 35 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 17 7 37 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 15 8 39 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 19 7 35 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 14 2 60 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 21 7 35 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 18 7 43 19 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 9 42 19 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 16 7 34 25 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 16 4 41 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 7 38 22 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 9 39 17 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 14 7 38 22 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 10 41 20 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 27 8 33 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 9 41 21 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 28 8 34 18 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 17 7 38 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 7 37 23 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 15 5 47 21 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 7 46 20 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 7 46 20 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 17 7 37 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 17 7 37 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 18 6 38 21 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 15 7 46 20 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 14 7 38 22 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 6 38 25 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 7 37 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 17 3 49 22 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 14 7 38 22 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 17 7 38 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 19 5 30 28 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 19 7 35 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 8 37 21 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 7 36 21 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 7 46 20 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 7 49 20 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 7 37 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 14 7 38 22 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 14 7 38 22 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 7 37 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 17 7 37 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 17 7 38 22 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 17 7 37 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 16 8 44 18 13
  2. (informal, UK) A track record of similar behaviour, especially bad behaviour. Tags: UK, countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-previous-en-noun-lmfNhnFY Categories (other): British English, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 27 8 33 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 28 8 34 18 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 19 5 30 28 17
  3. (informal, UK) A record of previous hostility or conflict (between people). Tags: UK, countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-previous-en-noun-M1nkXzs- Categories (other): British English, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 27 8 33 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 28 8 34 18 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 19 5 30 28 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prævious [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "word": "future"
    },
    {
      "word": "following"
    },
    {
      "word": "next"
    },
    {
      "word": "succeeding"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ignore all previous instructions"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "previous examination"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "previous question"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "previous to"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "previousness"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "praevius"
      },
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      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin praevius.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more previous",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most previous",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "previous (comparative more previous, superlative most previous)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "_dis": "27 8 33 18 14",
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          "name": "Terms with Gothic translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 8 34 18 12",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "19 5 30 28 17",
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        },
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          "_dis": "83 15 2 0 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Past",
          "orig": "en:Past",
          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "sense": "previously",
          "word": "previously disadvantaged"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:",
          "text": "He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design.",
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        "Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order."
      ],
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          "Prior",
          "prior"
        ],
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "order",
          "order"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "sābiq",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "سَابِق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔabl",
          "sense": "prior",
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          ],
          "word": "قبل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "naxord",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "նախորդ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "previu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "anterior"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "note": "of time units",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "ötən"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "note": "of time units",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "keçən"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "keçmiş"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "minúly",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "міну́лы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "papjarédni",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "папярэ́дні"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "śabek",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "সাবেক"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predišen",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "предишен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "a.lyang",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "အလျင်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "previ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "anterior"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǐqián de",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "以前的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shàng",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "上"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "prior",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "předchozí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "foregående"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "forrige"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "vorig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "antaŭa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "edellinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "aikaisempi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "aiempi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "précédent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "previo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "anterior"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "vorhergehend"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "fairns",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "proïgoúmenos",
          "sense": "prior",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "προηγούμενος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "qodém",
          "sense": "prior",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "קוֹדֵם"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "pichlā",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "पिछला"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "előző"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "megelőző"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "antea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "previo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "alt": "まえの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mae no",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "前の"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "alt": "ゼン",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "zen-",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "mun",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "មុន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "boppei",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "បុព្វេ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ijeonui",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "이전의"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "pêşu",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "پێشو"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "rabirdu",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "ڕابردو"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "kǭn",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "ກ່ອນ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "bup phē",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "ບຸບເພ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "kī",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "ກີ້"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "prior"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "antiquus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "ankstesnis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "tōmua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "forrige"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "foregående"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "førre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "føregåande"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "prior",
          "word": "anterior"
        },
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      "word": "ignore all previous instructions"
    },
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      "word": "previous examination"
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      "word": "previous question"
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      "word": "previous to"
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      "code": "it",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1994, William J. Caunitz, Three complete novels: Black Sand; Suspects; One Police Plaza:",
          "text": "Simmons had eight previouses: robberies, burglaries, a couple of felonious assaults.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An existing criminal record (short for \"previous convictions\")"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "criminal",
          "criminal"
        ],
        [
          "record",
          "record"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal, UK) An existing criminal record (short for \"previous convictions\")"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "form"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "countable",
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, “Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United”, in guardian.co.uk:",
          "text": "For that Smalling will have to do his time grazing in the scapegoat’s paddock because his contribution here supplied hard evidence of a player lacking the football intelligence that is needed at the highest level. He has previous on that front and it is difficult to find any mitigation for the way he scythed down James Milner when the first rule for a defender on a yellow card is not to dive in unless it is absolutely necessary.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "13 August 2023, Gerard Meagher, “Owen Farrell’s red card likely to put England’s World Cup plans in disarray”, in theguardian.com:",
          "text": "Mitigation will be limited given his previous and as he has already attended tackle school he cannot return.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A track record of similar behaviour, especially bad behaviour."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, UK) A track record of similar behaviour, especially bad behaviour."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "countable",
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The two players refused to shake hands — there's a bit of previous there.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A record of previous hostility or conflict (between people)."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, UK) A record of previous hostility or conflict (between people)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "countable",
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹi.vi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹiː.vɪəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "prævious"
    }
  ],
  "word": "previous"
}

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