adjective · neutral
previous
/ˈpriːviəs/PRE·vious
Band 7+task2speaking
Existing or occurring before in time or order
Examples
“The previous study found similar results.”
“Compared with the previous year, production increased by 8%.”
“In Speaking you might say 'In a previous job I learned…'”
Band 8 sentence
“Compared with the previous decade, urban green space per capita has declined markedly in many cities.”
Collocations
- previous study
- previous year
- previously reported
Word family
previously adverbpreviousness noun (hiếm)
Common mistakes
in previous time→previously / in the previous period / at a previous time
the previous month ago→previous month / a month ago
Say it for a higher band
5last→6prior→7+previous
Synonyms
prior
former
Easily confused
prior
“Prior approval is required before the experiment begins.”
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