previously

/ˈpriːviəsli/

adverbpre · vi · ous · ly

Think: "PRE-view-us-ly" — you PRE-viewed it, so it happened earlier.

Yes, it's previously. Don’t drop the second “i”: it’s pre + vi + ous + ly (…vi… not …ve…).

Definition

  1. adverbbefore now; at an earlier time.

Examples

  • I had previously visited the museum, so I knew where the dinosaur exhibit was.
  • The team previously practiced in the gym, but today they trained outside.
  • She previously lived in Chicago before moving to Seattle.

Synonyms

earlierbeforehandformerlyoncepriorly

Antonyms

later

Translations

ES previamentePT anteriormenteFR précédemment

Common misspellings

previoslypreviuslypreviousleyprevioulsypreviuoslyprevouslypreviuoselypreviousally

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