former

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[edit] English

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[edit] Adjective

former (not comparable)

Positive
former

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. Previous.
  2. First of a list of two items.

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previous
first of a list of two items
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  • Vietnamese: trước, cũ, xưa, nguyên

[edit] Noun

Singular
former

Plural
formers

former (plural formers)

  1. Someone who forms something.
    Dave was the former of the company.
  2. (chiefly British, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).
    Fifth-former
    Sixth-former.

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[edit] Etymology

Latin formō (“‘to form’”)

[edit] Verb

former

  1. to form

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[edit] Noun

former

  1. Indefinite plural of form.
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