Definitions for former

Definitions for (noun) former

Main entry: former

Definition: the first of two or the first mentioned of two

Usage: Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today


Definitions for (adj) former

Main entry: former

Definition: referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

Usage: the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one


Main entry: former, early, other

Definition: belonging to the distant past

Usage: the early inhabitants of Europe; former generations; in other times


Main entry: old, one-time, onetime, former, erstwhile, quondam, sometime

Definition: belonging to some prior time

Usage: erstwhile friend; our former glory; the once capital of the state; her quondam lover


Main entry: previous, former, late

Definition: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

Usage: the former president; our late President is still very active; the previous occupant of the White House


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