American English pronunciation
How to pronounce former
IPA transcription: ['fɔɹmɚ]
Pronunciation variants: ['fɔɹmɚ]['fɚmɚ]
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Noun
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the first of two or the first mentioned of two
“Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today”
Adjective
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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”
Adjective
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belonging to some prior time
“erstwhile friend”
“our former glory”
“the once capital of the state”
“her quondam lover”
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(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”
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belonging to the distant past
“the early inhabitants of Europe”
“former generations”
“in other times”
Usage examples
- The race was formerly staged during Newmarket's Champions' Day meeting in mid-October.
- Urusemal is married to former First Lady Olania Latileilam, who is from Satawal.
- Babbitt is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.
- He is a frequent performer at science fiction and gaming conventions.
- She is also a former chair of the Midwestern Governors Association.
- The mouth of the Almond at Cramond formerly had a small passenger ferry.
- Chang's former space.
- Harrell is a former chairman of the American Dental Association Council on Governmental Affairs.
- Bangor is located near the former resort community of Blount Springs.
- It was founded by former co-directors Roger Fouts and Deborah Fouts.