former
🇺🇸
/ˈfɔːrmər/
🇬🇧
/ˈfɔːmə(r)/
adjective
B2
from an earlier time
The former building was much larger than the current one.
B2
used to have a job or position
The former manager left the company last month.
B2
the first one of two things mentioned
Between the two options, the former is better.
noun
R
the first of two things mentioned
He had two choices and picked the former.
R
someone who creates or shapes things
The former of this policy is unknown.
translation
from an earlier time; used to have a job or position; the first one of two things mentioned
the first of two things mentioned; someone who creates or shapes things
Word Forms
Plural
formers