Definition: 1. Happening or existing before the event or object that you are talking about. 2. Too soon or too hasty. 3. Just preceding something else in time or order.
Use 'previous' in a sentence:
1. She had been reviewing the previous week on her way home.
2. The threat contrasted starkly with his administration's previous muted criticism.
3. She was wearing an outfit she'd bought the previous day.
4. The car has only had one previous owner.
5. Her previous calm gave way to terror.
6. He undid most of the good work of the previous manager.
7. The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year.
8. The previous owners had rescued the building from dereliction.
9. Have you had any previous dealings with this company?
10. The bank foreclosed on the mortgage for his previous home.
11. In borderline cases teachers will take the final decision, based on the student's previous work.
12. Given the failure of the previous plan, this turned out to be a relative success.
13. The decorating was done by a previous tenant.
14. They have won previous pay disputes with the government.
15. He had a shifty face and previous convictions.
16. I was unable to attend because of a previous engagement.
17. She has two children by a previous marriage.
18. 200 attended, as opposed to 300 the previous year.
19. She is his daughter from a previous marriage.
20. The opportunities available will depend on your previous work experience and qualifications.
21. The current economic downturn is markedly different from previous recessions.
22. With five previous claims, he's now a bad insurance risk.
23. This is a great improvement on your previous work.
24. She clipped two seconds off her previous best time.
25. You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.
26. The course seems to presume some previous knowledge of the subject.
27. My previous boss will act as a reference for me.
28. The path was steeper and less travelled than the previous one.
29. No previous experience is necessary for this job.
30. This house doesn't compare with our previous one.
31. Previous to this, she'd always been well.
32. We still get junk mail for the previous occupants.
33. A previous owner had pencilled ‘ First Edition ’ inside the book's cover.
34. It is difficult to make a comparison with her previous book ─ they are completely different.
35. The judge will take into consideration any previous convictions.
36. This problem is the reverse of the previous one.
37. Again the pregnancy was very similar to my previous two.
38. Please give precise details about your previous experience.
39. This decision represents a significant departure from previous policy.
40. There are no analogies with any previous legal cases.
41. Yesterday's crash has grim echoes of previous disasters.
42. At the meeting the finance director produced the figures for the previous year.
43. Do you have any previous experience of this type of work?
44. This year's profits will balance our previous losses.
