former
1[ fawr-mer ]
/ ˈfɔr mər /
adjective
preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
past, long past, or ancient: in former times.
preceding in order; being the first of two: Our former manufacturing process was too costly.
being the first mentioned of two (distinguished from latter): The former suggestion was preferred to the latter.
having once, or previously, been; erstwhile: a former president.
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Definition for former (2 of 2)
former2
[ fawr-mer ]
/ ˈfɔr mər /
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for former (1 of 2)
former1
/ (ˈfɔːmə) /
adjective (prenominal)
belonging to or occurring in an earlier timeformer glory
having been at a previous timea former colleague
denoting the first or first mentioned of twoin the former case
near the beginning
noun
the former the first or first mentioned of two: distinguished from latter
British Dictionary definitions for former (2 of 2)
former2
/ (ˈfɔːmə) /
noun
a person or thing that forms or shapes
electrical engineering a tool for giving a coil or winding the required shape, sometimes consisting of a frame on which the wire can be wound, the frame then being removed
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