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former1 (ˈfɔːmə Pronunciation for former1 ) 

Definitions

adjective

  1. belonging to or occurring in an earlier time ⇒ former glory
  2. having been at a previous time ⇒ a former colleague
  3. denoting the first or first mentioned of two ⇒ in the former case
  4. near the beginning

noun

  1. See the former

Synonyms

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= previous, one-time, erstwhile, ex-, late, earlier, prior, sometime, foregoing, antecedent, anterior, quondam, whilom, ci-devant,
= past, earlier, long ago, bygone, old, ancient, departed, old-time, long gone, of yore,
= aforementioned, above, first mentioned, aforesaid, preceding, foregoing

former2 (ˈfɔːmə Pronunciation for former2 ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. a person or thing that forms or shapes
  2. (electrical engineering) a tool for giving a coil or winding the required shape, sometimes consisting of a frame on which the wire can be wound, the frame then being removed

Translations for 'former'

  • British English: formerPronunciation for former You use former when you are talking about someone or something in the past.…the former president.ˈfɔːmə ADJECTIVE
  • Arabic: سَابِقPronunciation for سَابِق
  • Brazilian Portuguese: anteriorPronunciation for anterior
  • Chinese: 以前的Pronunciation for 以前的
  • Croatian: bivšiPronunciation for bivši bivša
  • Czech: bývalýPronunciation for bývalý
  • Danish: tidligerePronunciation for tidligere
  • Dutch: voormaligPronunciation for voormalig
  • European Spanish: antiguoPronunciation for antiguo antiguaanterior
  • Finnish: entinenPronunciation for entinen
  • French: ancienPronunciation for ancienex
  • German: ehemaligPronunciation for ehemalig
  • Greek: πρώηνPronunciation for πρώην
  • Italian: exPronunciation for ex
  • Japanese: 以前のPronunciation for 以前の
  • Korean: 전의Pronunciation for 전의
  • Norwegian: foregåendePronunciation for foregående
  • Polish: poprzedniPronunciation for poprzedni poprzednia
  • Portuguese: anteriorPronunciation for anterior
  • Romanian: fost fost, fostă, foști, foste
  • Russian: бывшийPronunciation for бывший бывшая
  • Spanish: antiguoPronunciation for antiguo antigua
  • Swedish: föregåendePronunciation for föregående
  • Thai: ก่อนหน้านี้Pronunciation for ก่อนหน้านี้
  • Turkish: eskiPronunciation for eskiönceki
  • Ukrainian: колишній
  • Vietnamese: người tiền nhiệmPronunciation for người tiền nhiệm

Example Sentences Including 'former'

'The former players can work well alongside the existing staff.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
A number of former AIB executives are also on the Allfirst board.
Irish Times (2002)
A pragmatist, she didn't waste time reproaching her former employee for scooping the story out of her lap.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
And he imagined the farmers cowering there with their beasts, safe from the hungry eyes of the enemy, their former countrymen.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
At the other end of the spectrum was 81-year-old Papa Tom - Sir Thomas Davis - former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands.
Rob Mundle FATAL STORM (2001)
He is also likely to be fiercely critical of a proposed amnesty for former paramilitaries on the run.
Irish Times (2002)
However, I didn't know much about the former inhabitants of number six.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
MICHAEL Palin, the travel presenter and former Monty Python team member, will never be short of friends.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
Ultimately, however, repairing a derelict house to its former glory gives a rare sense of achievement.
Country Life (2004)

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