former
🇺🇸
/ˈfɔːrmər/
🇬🇧
/ˈfɔːmə(r)/
adjective
B2
from an earlier time
The former building was much larger than the current one.
以前の建物は現在の建物よりずっと大きかった。
B2
used to have a job or position
The former manager left the company last month.
元マネージャーは先月会社を辞めました。
B2
the first one of two things mentioned
Between the two options, the former is better.
二つの選択肢のうち、前者の方が良い。
noun
R
the first of two things mentioned
He had two choices and picked the former.
彼には二つの選択肢があり、前者を選びました。
R
someone who creates or shapes things
The former of this policy is unknown.
この政策の作成者は不明です。
translation
以前の, 元の, 前者
前者, 形成者
語形変化
Plural
formers