Previously

/ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/ · adverb

Meaning

(now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance..

Definitions by Sense

1. (now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.
2. (with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time; already.
3. (television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.

Example Sentences

I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women.

The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously.

Pliny the Elder, the Roman encyclopedist, declares that to urinate in a spot where a dog has previously done so results in loss of virility.

In the lawsuit, Giuffre claimed she was forced to have sex with a “large amount of people,” some of whom had not previously been named including New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson […].

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