formerly

English

Etymology

former +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: formally (some non rhotic accents)

Adverb

formerly (not comparable)

1. at some time in the past
2. previously; once

Translations

at some time in the past

• Czech: dříve (cs), kdysi (cs)
• Finnish: aiemmin (fi)
• French: auparavant (fr), autrefois (fr), anciennement (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: früher (de), ehemals (de)
• Greek: πρώην (el) (próin) 
• Japanese: 旧来 (ja) (kyūrai)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: جاران

• Mandarin: 以前 (cmn) (yǐqián)
• Navajo: ałkʼidą́ą́ʼ
• Polish: przedtem (pl), na przodzie (pl)
• Russian: прежде (ru) (prežde) 
• Scottish Gaelic: roimhe (gd)
• Spanish: anteriormente (es)
• Swedish: fordom (sv)
• Turkish: eskiden (tr)

previously; once

• Czech: dříve (cs)
• Finnish: aiemmin (fi), kerran (fi)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Greek: προηγούμενος (el) (proigómenos) , προηγουμένως (el) (proigoménos) 

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: له‌مه‌و پێش

• Scottish Gaelic: roimhe (gd)
• Spanish: antes (es)