Synonyms for former

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fawr-mer

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr mər

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Définition of former

Origin : "earlier in time," mid-12c., comparative of forme "first," patterned on formest "foremost" (see foremost). An unusual case of a comparative formed from a superlative (the -m- is a superlative element).

adj previous in time or order

Example sentences :

"No, sir," said Robert, looking boldly in the face of his former employer.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Hunger and cold seemed to have driven them from their former homes.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

My former suspicions that Mr. Giles must have been in this neighbourhood were now confirmed.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

The former is engaged in commerce and the latter is the popular member for Leeds.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

I have another letter from Mr. Lovelace, although I had not answered his former.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

The Marquis found Vienna less gay than it was on his former visit.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

The former resembles the imperial palace at Schonbrun, but smaller.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Yet, it lifted my soul higher than all their former strains.
Extract from : « Sunday at Home (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

He seemed not to be remembering, but to be living in the former days.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

The former fact is not wonderful, the latter not altogether inexplicable.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

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