former
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English [edit]
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Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Middle English former, comparative of forme (“first”), from Old English forma (“first”).
Adjective [edit]
former (not comparable)
- previous
- A former president.
- The former East Germany.
- first of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.
- The former is a good idea but the latter is not.
Synonyms [edit]
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
previous
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first of aforementioned two items
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Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
former (plural formers)
- Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
- Dave was the former of the company.
- An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.
- The brick arch was built using a wooden former.
- (chiefly UK, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).
- Fifth-former
- Sixth-former.
Derived terms [edit]
Statistics [edit]
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Most common English words before 1923: minutes · appear · thoughts · #661: former · twenty · lips · donations
Anagrams [edit]
Danish [edit]
Noun [edit]
former c
- plural indefinite of form
Verb [edit]
former
- present of forme
Verb [edit]
former or formér
- imperative of formere
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin formō (“I form”)
Pronunciation [edit]
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Verb [edit]
former
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of former (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | former | avoir formé | |||||
| gerund | en formant | en ayant formé | |||||
| present participle | formant | ||||||
| past participle | formé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | forme | formes | forme | formons | formez | forment |
| imperfect | formais | formais | formait | formions | formiez | formaient | |
| past historic1 | formai | formas | forma | formâmes | formâtes | formèrent | |
| future | formerai | formeras | formera | formerons | formerez | formeront | |
| conditional | formerais | formerais | formerait | formerions | formeriez | formeraient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | forme | formes | forme | formions | formiez | forment |
| imperfect1 | formasse | formasses | formât | formassions | formassiez | formassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | forme | — | formons | formez | — | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Related terms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
former
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of formō
Norwegian [edit]
Noun [edit]
former
- Indefinite plural of form.
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
former
- indefinite plural of form
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