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previous meaning in Sinhala

පළමු paḷamu

UK/ˈpɹiː.vɪəs//ˈpɹi.vi.əs/

previous in Sinhala: පළමු (paḷamu). In English, previous means prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

Sinhala words for previous

previous, former
පළමු paḷamu

English meaning of previous

  1. adjective Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
  2. adjective Premature; acting or occurring too soon.
  3. noun An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions").
  4. noun A track record of similar behaviour, especially bad behaviour.

Full definition of previous

previous in a sentence

  • He is no better than the previous Prime Minister.
  • It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous.
  • The two players refused to shake hands — there's a bit of previous there.

Synonyms of previous

All synonyms of previous

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Questions about previous in Sinhala

What is the meaning of previous in Sinhala?
Previous in Sinhala is පළමු (paḷamu).
previous යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Previous: පළමු (paḷamu).
What does previous mean in English?
Previous means prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

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Sinhala words from Wiktionary's Sinhala entries whose English meaning is “previous”: පළමු. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: previous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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