former

Meaning

Adj

1. Previous.
2. First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.

Noun

1. Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
2. An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.
3. Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).

Concepts

former

previous

old

past

prior

earlier

ex-

preceding

late

erstwhile

one-time

first

last

anterior

quondam

antecedent

before

ex

ancient

formerly

onetime

foregoing

precedent

sometime

advance

forward

once

bygone

shaper

of the past

advanced

whilom

future

above

primary

original

traditional

olden

early

other

elder

fore

pristine

front

be first

first of all

used

precede

venerable

former times

years ago

olden days

some time ago

precedence

priority

ago

ever

changed

passed

customary

old-fashioned

pre-viously mentioned

aforegoing

ci-devant

compiler

author

maker

creator

fashioner

framer

lapsed

superior

predecessor

primitive

educator

anterior to

frame

form tool

forming cutter

pattern cutter

forming machine

make-up machine

shaping mill

die

matrix

mold

mould

pattern

stamper

form work engineering

formwork

ancestor

usual

of that time

deceased

at that time

at the time

then

exformer

has-been

back

initial

initiatory

defunct

departed

gone

pre

one time

farther

proceed

progress

go over

pass

pass by

past tense

the

aforetime

beforetime

erst

last time

previously

simultaneously

time

senior

older

retired

in ancient times

of old

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɔɹmɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English former, comparative of forme (“first”), from Old English forma (“first”), descended from Proto-Germanic *frumô. Parallel to prior (via Latin), as comparative form from same Proto-Indo-European root. Related to first and fore (thence before), from Proto-Germanic.

Sentences

Former Chief Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman delivered the convocation speech .