Hyphenation of previous

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word previous? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pre-vi-ous

Definitions of previous:

1.	Just preceding something else in time or order The previous owner My old house was larger
2.	(used especially of persons) of the immediate past The former president Our late President is still very active The previous occupant of the White House
3.	Too soon or too hasty Our condemnation of him was a bit previous A premature judgment

Synonyms of previous:

adj	former, late, past
adj	premature, early
adj	old, preceding

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.