Previous vs Proceed - What's the difference?
previous | proceed |
Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
* Thomson
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, chapter=Foreword (informal) Premature; occurring too soon.
(informal, UK) An existing criminal record; short for "previous convictions".
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To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun.
To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from.
To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method; to prosecute a design.
* John Locke
To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
* Shakespeare
To have application or effect; to operate.
* Ayliffe
To begin and carry on a legal process. (rfex)
As an adjective previous
is prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.As a noun previous
is (informal|uk) an existing criminal record; short for "previous convictions".As a verb proceed is
to move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun.previous
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(-)- The dull sound previous to the storm, / Rolls o'er the muttering earth.
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- He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.
- I thought that I had solved the problem, but I was a bit previous .
Synonyms
* former * late * old * See alsoAntonyms
* future * following * next * succeedingNoun
(-)- It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous .
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
* *proceed
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(Webster 1913)Verb
(en verb)- to proceed on a journey.
- To proceed with a story or argument.
- Light proceeds from the sun.
- he that proceeds upon other Principles in his Enquiry
- He will, after his sour fashion, tell you / What hath proceeded worthy note to-day.
- This rule only proceeds and takes place when a person can not of common law condemn another by his sentence.
