(adv) at an earlier time or formerly, Syn.antecedently, Example: she had previously lived in Chicago; he was previously president of a bank; better than anything previously proposed; a previously unquestioned attitude; antecedently arranged
a. [ L. praevius going before, leading the way; prae before + via the way. See Voyage. ] Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness. [ 1913 Webster ]
The dull sound . . . previous to the storm, Rolls o'er the muttering earth. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Previous question. (Parliamentary Practice) See under Question, and compare Closure. -- Previous to, before; -- often used adverbially for previously. “Previous to publication.” M. Arnold. “A policy . . . his friends had advised previous to 1710.” J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย