previously

«previously» in Mova's school dictionary: before, at an earlier time — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (previously)

meaning for a pupil

1) Previously means before, at an earlier time. tree →

2) Previously means before the time being talked about. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and TV, «Previously on…» reminds you what happened before. In maths and formal exam language «the number previously found» means the earlier answer. In everyday life «previously owned» means second-hand. Everyday speech says «before» or «earlier».

examples

• She had previously lived in Canada. tree →
• As previously explained, the test is on Friday. tree →
• (formal) Use the value previously calculated to find the total. tree →
• The house was previously a shop. tree →
• I had never previously been on a plane. tree →
• Previously, the park closed at five; now it closes at six. tree →
• In the course of conversation he had forgotten all that had happened previously. tree →

note

Adverb from «previous». Same as «before», «earlier». In maths, «previously» points back to an earlier answer or starting amount: «there were 5 more than previously» means add 5 to the earlier number.

In the corpora

• "As previously mentioned" means "I already told you this"; it is office jargon.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «previously» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.