Hypertext Webster Gateway: "previous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Previous \Pre"vi*ous\, a. [L. praevius going before, leading the
way; prae before + via the way. See {Voyage}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
previous
adj 1: just preceding something else in time or order; "the
previous owner"; "my old house was larger" [syn: {previous(a)},
{old}]
2: (used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the
former president"; "our late President is still very
active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" [syn:
{former(a)}, {late(a)}, {previous(a)}]
3: too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit
previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: {previous(p)}, {premature}]
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