formerly

English

Etymology

former +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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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) German: früher (de), ehemals (de) Greek: πρώην (el) (próin) Japanese: 旧来 (ja) (kyūrai) Kurdish: جاران

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

previously; once

Czech: dříve (cs) Finnish: aiemmin (fi), kerran (fi) Greek: προηγούμενος (el) (proigómenos), προηγουμένως (el) (proigoménos)

Kurdish: له‌مه‌و پێش Scottish Gaelic: roimhe (gd) Spanish: antes (es)