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formerly
happening earlier in time: We were formerly married to each other.
Not to be confused with:
formally – properly; in a conventional way: We were formally introduced.
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for·mer·ly
(fôr′mər-lē)adv.
At an earlier time; once.
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formerly
(ˈfɔːməlɪ)adv
1. at or in a former time; in the past
2. obsolete in the immediate past; just now
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for•mer•ly
(ˈfɔr mər li)adv.
1. in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously.
2. Obs. in time just past; just now.
[1580–90]
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Adv. | 1. | formerly - at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once"; |
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formerly
adverb previously, earlier, in the past, at one time, before, lately, once, already, heretofore, aforetime (archaic) He had formerly been in the Navy.
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formerly
adverbAt a time in the past:
Archaic: aforetime, beforetime.
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Translations
سَابِقاًسابِقا، فيما مَضى
dříve
før i tidentidligere
aiemmin
nekada
forîum, fyrrum
以前は
이전에는
prej
förut
เมื่อก่อนนี้
trước đây
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formerly
[ˈfɔːrmərli] adv → autrefoisformer pupil n → ancien(ne) élève mfform feed n (on printer) → alimentation f en papierCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
formerly
adv → früher; she was more talkative than formerly → sie war gesprächiger als sonst or vorher; the formerly communist countries → die ehemals kommunistischen Länder; the formerly busy office → das früher so geschäftige Büro; we had formerly agreed that … → wir hatten uns seinerzeit darauf geeinigt, dass …
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
former
(ˈfoːmə) adjective of an earlier time. In former times people did not travel so much.
ˈformerly adverb in earlier times. Formerly this large town was a small village.
the former the first of two things mentioned. We visited America and Australia, staying longer in the former than in the latter.
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formerly
→ سَابِقاً dříve før i tiden früher άλλοτε anteriormente aiemmin anciennement nekada precedentemente 以前は 이전에는 vroeger før i tiden przedtem anteriormente прежде förut เมื่อก่อนนี้ önceki trước đây 从前Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009