previous
/ˈpriːvɪəs/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈpriːvɪəs/
previous
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
pre - vious -> previous
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
အလျင်။ အရင်။ လက်ဦး။ ယခင်။ We had met on two previous occasions. ❍ He was there the previous day. ❍ Who was the previous owner? ❍ I am unable to attend because of a previous engagement. ❍ The criminal had had four previous convictions. ❍ She had no previous experience of publishing.
❏ previously adv ယခင်က။ အရင်က။ She had previously worked in television.
More examples
- This issue was discussed in the previous chapter.
- Neighbours said they had seen the man in the area on two previous occasions.
- The previous owners of the house had hired an expensive interior decorator.
- Mark has two children from a previous marriage.
- [the previous etc] : All the other guests had arrived the previous day.
- [previous] : No previous experience is required.
- [previous] : She had a number of previous convictions for theft.
Synonyms
preceding, earlier, prior, before, a bit previous, afore, aforementioned, aforetime, ahead, ahead of, alee, antecedent, antecedently, antecessor, anterior, anteriorly, at an advantage, at the head, before long, before present, bright and early, early, ere long, erstwhile, ex, far ahead, fore, foregoer, foregoing, former, forward, gone by, in advance, in days of yore, in front, in good time, in old days, in the bud, in the foreground, in the lead, in the past, in time, inopportune, into prominence, into view, on short notice, on the dot, one-time, onwards, overearly, oversoon, past, precedent, precedently, precendently, precipitate, predecessor, premature, proximately, quondam, sometime, soon, to the fore, too early, too soon, unfounded, untimely, unwarranted, up to now, vanward, with time to spare
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