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former

[fɔ͟ː(r)mə(r)]

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1. ADJ: ADJ n Former is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it.

2. ADJ: ADJ n Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed.

3. ADJ: ADJ n Former is used to describe something which used to belong to someone or which used to be a particular thing.

4. ADJ: ADJ n Former is used to describe a situation or period of time which came before the present one. [FORMAL]

5. PRON: the PRON When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former.