previous

vorherig, früher

Vor der besprochenen Zeit oder Sache geschehen oder vorhanden.

In einfachem Englisch: Happening or existing before the time or thing being discussed.

• Read the previous page.
• Her previous job was in a bank.
• We had met the previous summer.

Synonyme: earlier, prior, preceding

Gegenteile: next, subsequent

Häufige Wendungen: previous year, previous experience, previous owner

Vorstrafen

Aufzeichnungen über Straftaten, für die jemand früher verurteilt wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: A record of crimes someone has been found guilty of in the past.

• The thief had previous.
• Police discovered that she had no previous.
• The judge knew he had previous for assault.

So benutzt man es: have previous (The suspect has previous for theft.)

Synonyme: criminal record

Häufige Wendungen: have previous, no previous, a lot of previous

Vorgeschichte, alte Streitigkeiten

Frühere Streitigkeiten oder Probleme zwischen Personen.

In einfachem Englisch: A history of arguments or trouble between people.

• Those two have previous.
• There is some previous between the neighbours.
• She refused to cooperate because they had previous.

So benutzt man es: have previous with someone (He has previous with the other player.)

Synonyme: bad blood, history

Häufige Wendungen: some previous, have previous, previous between people

vor

In „previous to“ bedeutet es vor einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt oder Ereignis.

In einfachem Englisch: Before a particular time or event; used with "to".

• The damage occurred previous to our arrival.
• No records survive previous to that date.
• She had lived abroad previous to her marriage.

So benutzt man es: previous to something (The building existed previous to the war.)

Synonyme: before, prior to

Gegenteile: after

Häufige Wendungen: previous to something, previous to arrival, previous to departure