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1. (adj.) former
preceding in time; prior or earlier:
on a former occasion.
2. former
past, long past, or ancient:
in former times.
3. former
being the first mentioned of two (disting. from latter).
4. former
having once or previously been; erstwhile:
a former president.
5. (n.) former
a person or thing that forms or serves to form.
6. former
a pupil in a particular form or class.
Etymology: (1300–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) former
the first of two or the first mentioned of two
"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
2. (adj) former(a)
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
"the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"
3. (adj) erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)
belonging to some prior time
"erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
4. (adj) former(a), late(a), previous(a)
(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"
5. (adj) early(a), former(a), other(a)
belonging to the distant past
"the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
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1. (adjective) former
used or known before
her former boss; Please list all your former names.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Former
preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past
2. (adj) Former
near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument
3. (adj) Former
earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first mentioned
4. (noun) Former
one who forms; a maker; a creator
5. (noun) Former
a shape around which an article is to be shaped, molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise constructed
6. (noun) Former
a templet, pattern, or gauge by which an article is shaped
7. (noun) Former
a cutting die
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Sense: of an earlier time
In former times people did not travel so much.
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 Afrikaans: vroeëre |
 Arabic: سابِق |
 Bulgarian: бивш |
 Brazilian: passado |
 Czech: dřívější |
 German: früher |
 Danish: tidligere |
 Greek: πρώην, προηγούμενος |
 Spanish: antiguo, anterior |
 Estonian: endine |
 Farsi: پیشین؛ قدیم |
 Finnish: aiempi |
 French: ancien |
 Hebrew: קוֹדֵם |
 Hindi: भूतपूर्व |
 Croatian: prošli, prijašnji |
 Hungarian: korábbi |
 Indonesian: dulu |
 Icelandic: fyrri |
 Italian: precedente, passato |
 Japanese: 前の |
 Korean: 이전의 |
 Lithuanian: ankstyvesnis |
 Latvian: agrākais; bijušais |
 Malay: terdahulu |
 Dutch: vroeger |
 Norwegian: tidligere, fordums |
 Polish: dawny, poprzedni |
 Persian: پیشین؛ قدیم |
 Pashto: لرغونی، پخوانی |
 Portuguese: passado |
 Romanian: de altădată |
 Russian: прежний |
 Slovak: bývalý |
 Slovenian: prejšnji |
 Serbian: raniji |
 Swedish: förgången |
 Thai: ก่อน |
 Turkish: geçmiş, eski |
 Taiwanese: 從前的 |
 Ukrainian: колишній; попередній |
 Urdu: گزشتہ |
 Vietnamese: trước; cũ;nguyên |
 Chinese: 从前的 |
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