different between previous vs aforesaid

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- +? said.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??f??s?d/

Adjective

aforesaid (not comparable)

1. Previously stated; said or named before.

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. You can put it before a cardinal like the aforesaid two articles instead of the two aforesaid articles.

Synonyms

• abovesaid
• abovementioned
• aforementioned
• mentioned

Antonyms

• following

Translations