previous

1. (UK, countable, informal, uncountable)An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions")

   It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous.

2. (UK, countable, informal, uncountable)A track record of similar behaviour, especially bad behaviour.

3. (UK, countable, informal, uncountable)A record of previous hostility or conflict (between people).

   The two players refused to shake hands — there's a bit of previous there.

1. Tom couldn't attend the meeting because of a previous engagement.

   Том не зміг бути присутнім на зустрічі із-за наявності попередніх зобов'язань. — deniko

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2. I would like to retract my previous statement.

   Я хотів би забрати мою попередню заяву. — victorq10

   ruЯ хотел бы взять назад своё предыдущее заявление. — diana_brain

   deIch würde gerne meine vorhergehende Erklärung widerrufen. — MUIRIEL

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3. My previous boss was a woman.

   deZuvor hatte ich eine Chefin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. I liked the previous ones better.

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5. I have a previous engagement at ten.

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