English dictionary
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adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
adjective
- belonging to the distant past
adjective
- belonging to some prior time
adjective
- (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
noun
- the first of two or the first mentioned of two
Example sentences
the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one
the early inhabitants of Europe
former generations
in other times
erstwhile friend
our former glory
the once capital of the state
her quondam lover
the former president
our late President is still very active
the previous occupant of the White House
Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today