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former
adjective [before noun] /ˈfɔː.mər/
/ˈfɔːr.mɚ/ Definition
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 house, a former barn, has been attractively converted. The painting was then restored to its former glory (= returned to its original good condition). It was a long time after the accident before he seemed like his former self (= behaved in the way he had done before).In the pastBefore, after and alreadyAfter and behind
(Definition of former adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ago adverb
- any more idiom
- anymore adverb
- back in the day idiom
- before the Flood idiom
- bygone adjective
- departed adjective
- lapsed adjective
- many moons ago idiom
- no longer idiom
- of late idiom
- of old idiom
- old adjective (FROM THE PAST)
- past adjective (TIME BEFORE)
- past noun (TIME BEFORE)
- step back (in time) idiom
- the good old days idiom
- the mists of time idiom
- the week/month/year before last idiom
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