previous B1 Topic:Time US /ˈpɹi.vi.əs/ UK /ˈpɹiː.vɪəs/ See IPA manual Freq #3500 Meanings 1 adj Happening or existing before the present one in time or order. He is no better than the previous manager. 2 adj Coming just before in time; immediately past. We discussed this in the previous lesson. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · happening or existing... old 2 adj · coming just before in time;... late More foregoingformer ↔ Opposites followingfuturenextsucceeding Word family Derived forms previouslypreviousness Common collocations previous occupant Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin praevius. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # previous **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹi.vi.əs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹiː.vɪəs/ **Frequency rank:** 3500 ## Meanings 1. Happening or existing before the present one in time or order. 2. Coming just before in time; immediately past. ## Examples - He is no better than the previous manager. - We discussed this in the previous lesson. ## Synonyms - foregoing - former - late - old ## Antonyms - following - future - next - succeeding ## Derived Forms - previously - previousness ## Etymology From Latin praevius. ## AI Etymology Previous comes from Latin praevius. In present-day English it covers happening or existing before the present one in time or order and coming just before in time; immediately past. The wider family includes derived forms such as previously, previousness. ## Topics - Time markdown