different between previous vs aforementioned

English

Alternative forms

• prævious (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin praevius.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?ivi.?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?i?v??s/

Adjective

previous (comparative more previous, superlative most previous)

1. (not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

   He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.

2. (informal) Premature; acting or occurring too soon.

Synonyms

• former
• late
• old
• See also Thesaurus:former

Antonyms

• future
• following
• next
• succeeding

Derived terms

• previous to
• previously

• previously disadvantaged

• previousness

Translations

Noun

previous (countable and uncountable, plural previouses)

1. (informal, Britain) An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions")

   Synonym: form

   It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous.

   • 1994, William J. Caunitz, Three complete novels: Black Sand; Suspects; One Police Plaza

     Simmons had eight previouses: robberies, burglaries, a couple of felonious assaults.

2. (informal, Britain) A track record of similar behaviour.
   • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk

     For that Smalling will have to do his time grazing in the scapegoat’s paddock because his contribution here supplied hard evidence of a player lacking the football intelligence that is needed at the highest level. He has previous on that front and it is difficult to find any mitigation for the way he scythed down James Milner when the first rule for a defender on a yellow card is not to dive in unless it is absolutely necessary.

Anagrams

• pervious, viperous

English

Etymology

From afore- +? mentioned.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??f???m?n.??nd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??f???m?n.??nd/, (nonstandard) /?æf??m?n.??nd/

Adjective

aforementioned (not comparable)

1. Previously mentioned.

   The PA system broadcast a long list of names in the morning, but it wasn't until later that they requested the aforementioned students report to the health clinic.

Usage notes

When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the, and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. It can also occur before a cardinal as in the aforementioned two papers instead of the two aforementioned papers, though the latter is also acceptable.

Synonyms

• above-mentioned
• abovementioned
• aforesaid
• mentioned

Antonyms

• following
• undermentioned

Related terms

• last-mentioned

Translations

Noun

aforementioned (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.

   The judge read a list of prisoners' names. She then indicated that the aforementioned were to be set free.

Synonyms

• abovementioned
• aforesaid
• mentioned

Antonyms

• following
• undermentioned

Translations