Previous

Previous" means something that happened before now or before another event. For example, if you watched a movie last week, that movie is the previous one you saw.

Examples

• The previous lesson in math helped me understand how to solve the new problems today.
• I remembered the previous chapter of the book had a big surprise that I didn't expect.
• During the science fair, my project was better than my previous one because I learned from my mistakes.

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