former
Sentences
Meaning
-
- Previous.
- First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.
Synonyms
of the past
be first
some time ago
former times
in ancient times
of that time
one time
years ago
olden days
pre-viously mentioned
form tool
forming machine
shaping mill
anterior to
forming cutter
pattern cutter
make-up machine
form work engineering
exformer
at that time
erst
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɔɹmɚ/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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