former

adjectivepronounB1 · Intermediate

From an earlier time, not now.

Meanings of «former»

1 · adjective

from an earlier time, not now

The former president visited the school yesterday.

2 · pronoun

the first of two things or people just mentioned

Of the two options, the former is cheaper.

Similar: the first onethe first-mentioned

Translation

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«former» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

coming before this one

previousthe one just before the present oneMy previous job was in a shop.

formerwas so before, but not any moreThe former president lives in a small town.

priorformalearlier, needed before something elseYou need prior experience for this job.

pastof the time up to now, like the past weekI have been busy for the past week.

← formed formerly →