adjective · neutral
previous
/ˈpriːviəs/PRE·vi·ous
Band 5-6speakingtask2task1
happening or existing before the time referenced
Examples
“My previous job was as a teacher.”
“We discussed the points in the previous meeting.”
“The previous owner had renovated the house.”
Band 8 sentence
“Compared with the previous edition, the new syllabus places more emphasis on practical skills.”
Collocations
- previous experience
- previously mentioned
- previous owner
Word family
previous adjpreviously adv
Common mistakes
previously I worked as...→Previously, I worked as... / I previously worked as...
previous report vs the previous report→the previous report (nếu đề cập tới báo cáo đã nhắc đến) / previous reports
Say it for a higher band
5earlier→6former→7+previous
Synonyms
former
earlier
Easily confused
former
“He is a former champion of the tournament.”
previously
“She had previously worked in finance.”
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