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I did private study for about a month, five days a week, six hours a day. I came to understand the character in ways that I never would've previous to that. I was so innocent in respect to ways of creating characters.
Corin Nemec

Meaning of "previous to" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREVIOUS TO

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREVIOUS TO

preventiveness
preverb
preverbal
previable
preview
preview monitor
previewer
Previn
previous
previous question
previously
previousness
previse
prevision
previsional
previsionary
previsit
previsor
prevocalic
prevocalically

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREVIOUS TO

according to
be a wake-up to
be as good as to
come home to
come to
come up to
down to
due to
face up to
give rise to
give way to
go to
here´s to
in addition to
in order to
look forward to
make up to
raise one´s glass to
shut one´s eyes to
thanks to

Synonyms and antonyms of previous to in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «previous to» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREVIOUS TO

Find out the translation of previous to to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of previous to from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «previous to» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

之前的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anterior a
570 millions of speakers

English

previous to
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिछले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السابقة ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предыдущая в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anterior a
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আগের থেকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sebelum ke
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zurück Zur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

前に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sadurungé
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trước đó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முந்தையது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वीचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Önceki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

precedente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poprzednia do
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

попередня в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anterior la
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προηγούμενο για
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vorige te
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

föregående att
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tidligere til
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREVIOUS TO»

The term «previous to» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREVIOUS TO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about previous to

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3 QUOTES WITH «PREVIOUS TO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word previous to.
1
Belle Boyd
Just previous to the birth of my little son, my mind gave way and my child was born in the asylum for the insane at Stockton, Cal. My boy was buried there.
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Corin Nemec
I did private study for about a month, five days a week, six hours a day. I came to understand the character in ways that I never would've previous to that. I was so innocent in respect to ways of creating characters.
3
Gwyneth Paltrow
My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesn't seem to add up to very much.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREVIOUS TO»

Discover the use of previous to in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to previous to and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gentilism: Religion Previous to Christianity (1876)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Augustus J. Thebaud, 2010
2
A week's meditations previous to returning to the ordinary ...
Week. WEEK'S MEDITATIONS PREVIOUS TO RETURNING TO THE ORDINARY RELIGIOUS DUTIES OF LIFE AFTER RECEIVING ,4\\¥>!< .!4\ THE HOLY SACRAMENT*-', « .<a C&e lorD's ^tipper. DIVIDED INTO EIGHT SECTIONS, TO  ...
Week, 1823
3
Meditations and prayers previous to and during the reception ...
Thomas Bowdler. bearance, and universal good-will, he abolished the sterner law of Moses, which allowed of retaliation for evil, — " an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth;" and gave to his followers a new commandment, that they should ...
Thomas Bowdler, 1824
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Is Davis a traitor, or, Was secession a constitutional right ...
Mary Barksdale Newton, Albert Taylor Bledsoe. CHAPTER XII. The Contention of 1787 describee the Constitution formed by them at a compact between the States . The Convention of 1787, in their letter describing the formation of the new ...
Mary Barksdale Newton, Albert Taylor Bledsoe
5
A Warning to Noble Lords previous to the trial of Queen ...
Queen Caroline (consort of George IV, King of Great Britain). wrong, they think that this is such. Your Lordships' refusal of a list of witnesses, or even to stipulate whether the supposed crime was committed on the ruins of Carthage, at the Holy  ...
Queen Caroline (consort of George IV, King of Great Britain), 1820
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A sermon preached in a country-village previous to the ...
Cornelius Miles (pseud.) have introduced it to the notice ofilie Rustic Clergy. — It is suited to unlettered congregations only, and is wholly unworthy of attention from those elegant Town-Preachers, who in private oratories display an highly ...
Cornelius Miles (pseud.), 1803
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Internal Improvements in North Carolina Previous To 1860
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Clinton Weaver, 2010
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History of the Egg of Clepsine Previous to Cleavage
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Otis Whitman, 2011
9
Six letters to ... Joseph Render, containing remarks on his ...
Moreover, if you will be so kind as prove from authority that your church had a universal bishop previous to Boniface III., in 606 ; and that tradition has been universally acknowledged in your community to be of equal authority with the ...
Henry Fish, Joseph Render, 1836
10
Profit from Prices: All You Need for Profit in Stock Trading ...
The Previous-to-Previous week has to be a Bear Week. This means, that Previous to Previous Week's Close price has to be LOWER than its opening price . (This condition is nice- to-have but not always required.) QWC < QWO QWC < QWO ...
Jayesh Patel, CFA, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREVIOUS TO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term previous to is used in the context of the following news items.
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Owasco Elementary's new principal eager for school to start
Previous to that, Adams-Snell was a middle-school physical education teacher in the Glens Falls City School District. Since arriving at Owasco, ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
2
Roy Hodgson to meet with FA chief executive Martin Glenn to …
Previous to the World Cup draw in St Petersburg, Hodgson had been on holiday in the United States and away from FA business - part of the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Judge in Severance Trial Appointed to Virginia Supreme Court
Previous to her service on the 19th District Court, Judge Roush served as an attorney in Fairfax County. She is a graduate of Wellesley College ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
4
Verizon and Vice Media Inc. Announce a New Content Partnership
Previous to the deal with Verizon, Vice's advertizing content had run on a variety of platforms including YouTube, reports AdWeek. «Small Business Trends, Jul 15»
5
Edmonton judge appointed to Supreme Court of Canada
He also served as Associate Counsel with Miller Thomson LLP in Edmonton. Previous to that, he was with firms in Victoria and Vancouver. «630ched.com, Jul 15»
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The misadventures of Robert Allenby may be set to add another …
In 2007, Matthew Tritton stormed off during a round of the BMW Open near Chicago and previous to that another of his caddie's had walked off ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
7
MEL STA.MARIA | Why we still listened to the President's SONA
... whether unfavorable or favorable to him, such as the unbelievable perks of the OGCC previous to his administration and the favorable ratings ... «InterAksyon, Jul 15»
8
Stanford Among Seven for Curlin Stakes
II), and the Easy Goer Stakes previous to his Long Branch success in which he rallied from three wide to win by 1 1/4 lengths. Stanford will be ... «BloodHorse.com, Jul 15»
9
Texas Tech Reels in 2017 QB Xavier Martin
Previous to taking snaps, Martin played several positions on the field including running back and wide receiver. Cibolo Steele head football coach Scott ... «EverythingLubbock.com, Jul 15»
10
Sail On Silverbird (Thank You, Paul Simon)
... but could not, he finally succeeded in 2014, four years after his original diagnosis and just one year previous to this extraordinary moment. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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