Meaning of former in English former adjective [ before noun ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈfɔː.mə r / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈfɔːr.mɚ / Add to word list Add to word list B1 of or in an earlier time ; before the present time or in the past: his former wife a former employer the former president of the United States The luxury apartments are in a former factory . someone's/something's former glory The painting was then restored to its former glory (= returned to its original good condition ) . someone's/something's former self It was a long time after the accident before he seemed like his former self (= behaved in the way he had before) . Synonyms erstwhile formal one-time sometime formal Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples coming from a time in the past old Be careful - that clock is very old. former He's a former coworker of mine. ancient We need to protect ancient monuments. archaic "Thee" is an archaic word for "you". See more results » More examples Fewer examples We need a reference from your former employer . Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies . A large majority of the population is demanding the restoration of the former government . She stiffened when her former husband walked into the room . He's a former world heavyweight boxing champion . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases In the past a long time ago ago ancient history any more idiom anymore back in the day idiom bygone departed dim last last night lately latterly mist recency recent recently retro rewind rewind the clock idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Before, after and already former noun [ S ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈfɔː.mə r / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈfɔːr.mɚ / the former B2 the first of two people , things, or groups previously mentioned : Of the two suggestions , I prefer the former. Compare latter noun More examples Fewer examples I agree with the latter point , but not with the former. Of the two proposals , they accepted the former. Of the two options , we've gone for the former. The former was rejected in favour of the latter . The heavyweight contest between Smith and Walker was decided when the former was knocked out in the second round. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases First and firstly advance guard at first blush idiom at first idiom begin blush debut for starters idiom formative from the word go idiom front end in pole position initial maiden opener original originally prefatory primary sight starter See more results » -former suffix uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / -fɔː.mə r / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / -fɔːr.mɚ / a student of the stated class group : sixth-formers (= students usually aged 16–18) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Students & pupils -grader active learner additional learning need alum alumna alumnae apprentice field placement frosh graduate high schooler houseman protégé redshirt redshirting salutatorian scholar wastage wrangler year See more results » (Definition of former from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) former | American Dictionary former adjective [ not gradable ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈfɔr·mər / former adjective [not gradable] ( EARLIER ) Add to word list Add to word list of an earlier time , but not now: The former president lives on his ranch . former noun [ U ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈfɔr·mər / former noun [U] ( FIRST ) the first of two people , things, or groups previously mentioned : Of the two suggestions , I prefer the former. (Definition of former from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) former | Business English former adjective [ before noun ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈfɔːmə r / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Add to word list Add to word list used to describe something that existed or happened in the past HR used to describe someone who had a particular position or job in the past: former chairman/director/president He's a Washington-based health policy consultant and former insurance executive . former colleague/employee/employer She was under investigation for allegedly defrauding her former employer out of $600,000. (Definition of former from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of former former Weighted averaging attempts to compensate for bad tool decisions by smoothing out the poor per formers. From the Cambridge English Corpus Students who were educated in comprehensive schools, and also sixth formers, agree significantly more strongly with this latter statement than other students. From the Cambridge English Corpus The parallelism between such and degree adverbs is further supported by the former's cor respondence with the degree adverb so. From the Cambridge English Corpus The former's long recitation of precedents for his biblical parody had clearly taken the latter by surprise. From the Cambridge English Corpus After about two weeks in space, their survival was tested from the number of colony formers. From the Cambridge English Corpus While the former's nucleus is a clear vowel or a diphthong, the latter's nucleus is schwa. From the Cambridge English Corpus First, they prevent per formers and audiences from addressing, or even noticing, contradictions between others' behavior and how that behavior is represented in per formances. From the Cambridge English Corpus Subsequently, they were worked into the epic narrative and memorized and recited as blocks by per formers known as rhapsodes. From the Cambridge English Corpus The latter refrained from an attack, it could be argued, because of the former's power preponderance. From the Cambridge English Corpus In terms of relative power, the ten years leading up to the 1982 invasion reflect a period in which the former's military strength grew substantially, while the latter's declined. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, once record inclusion is formally stipulated, it is also required that rules of subtyping have to be given for the rest of the type formers. From the Cambridge English Corpus Alternatively or additionally, the high mortality risk for those of the structurally restricted network type (compared to those of the functionally restricted type) may relate to the former's relative isolation. From the Cambridge English Corpus The manifest thief and the outlaw may both be in the same boat, but we still have no guidance as to the reason for the former's embarkation. From the Cambridge English Corpus The former's vision of post-industrial society is modelled on the paradigm of the ' ' scientific estate ' ' and on a revision of occupational spaces (office, university, etc.) as sites of social interaction. From the Cambridge English Corpus Diversity of the formers' occupations was wider. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of former These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of former, -former ? Translations of former in Chinese (Traditional) 較早的，早先的, 以前的, 舊時的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 较早的，早先的, 以前的, 旧时的… See more in Spanish antiguo, de ... año, anterior [masculine-feminine]… See more in Portuguese antigo, anterior, prévio… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian भूतकाळातील किंवा पूर्वीच्या काळातील किंवा आधीचे, आधीची, आधीचा… See more 元の, 前（まえ）の… See more önceki, geçmiş, sabık… See more ancien/-ienne, ancien… See more antic… See more vroeger… See more முந்தைய காலத்தின் அல்லது முந்தைய காலத்தில், தற்போதைய காலத்திற்கு முன் அல்லது கடந்த காலத்தில்… See more पूर्व, भूतपूर्व, पूर्वकाल का… See more ભૂતપૂર્વ… See more tidligere… See more förgången… See more terdahulu… See more früher… See more tidligere, fordums, førstnevnte… See more سابق… See more колишній, попередній… See more మొదటి, యొక్క లేదా మునుపటి సమయంలో, ప్రస్తుత కాలానికి ముందు లేదా గతంలో… See more প্রাক্তন… See more dřívější… See more dulu… See more ก่อน… See more trước, cũ, nguyên… See more były, dawny, poprzedni… See more 전 -… See more precedente, di prima, passato… See more Need a translator? 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