Associations to the word «Previous»

Wiktionary

PREVIOUS, adjective. Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
PREVIOUS, adjective. (informal)   Premature; occurring too soon.
PREVIOUS, noun. (informal) (UK) An existing criminal record; short for "previous convictions".

Dictionary definition

PREVIOUS, adjective. Just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger".
PREVIOUS, adjective. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House".
PREVIOUS, adjective. Too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats