previously, antecedently
(adverb) at an earlier time or formerly; “she had previously lived in Chicago”; “he was previously president of a bank”; “better than anything previously proposed”; “a previously unquestioned attitude”; “antecedently arranged”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
previously (not comparable)
(now, archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.
(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.
• perviously, viperously
Source: Wiktionary
Pre"vi*ous*ly, adv.
Definition: Beforehand; antecedently; as, a plan previously formed.
Pre"vi*ous, a. Etym: [L. praevius going before, leading the way; prae before + via the way. See Voyage.]
Definition: Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness. The dull sound . . . previous to the storm, Rolls o'er the muttering earth. Thomson. Previous question. (Parliamentary Practice) See under Question, and compare Closure.
– Previous to, before; -- often used adverbially for previously. "Previous to publication." M. Arnold. "A policy . . . his friends had advised previous to 1710." J. H. Newman.
Syn.
– Antecedent; preceding; anterior; prior; foregoing; former.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
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