browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
former definition
former |
Grep of noun former birth-control reformer cascade transformer former informer performer reformer sixth-former step-down transformer step-up transformer transformer underperformer Overview of noun former The noun former has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. former -- (the first of two or the first mentioned of two "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today") Overview of adj former The adj former has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (21) former -- (referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one") 2. (21) erstwhile, former, once, onetime, quondam, sometime -- (belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover") 3. (4) former, late, previous -- ((used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House") 4. early, former, other -- (of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times") Antonyms of adj former 4 senses of former Sense 1 former(postnominal) (vs. latter) latter(postnominal) (vs. former) => last mentioned Sense 2 erstwhile(postnominal), former(postnominal), once(postnominal), onetime(postnominal), quondam(postnominal), sometime(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future Sense 3 former(postnominal), late(postnominal), previous(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future Sense 4 early(postnominal), former(postnominal), other(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future Similarity of adj former 4 senses of former Sense 1 former(postnominal) (vs. latter) Sense 2 erstwhile(postnominal), former(postnominal), once(postnominal), onetime(postnominal), quondam(postnominal), sometime(postnominal) => past (vs. present) (vs. future) Sense 3 former(postnominal), late(postnominal), previous(postnominal) => past (vs. present) (vs. future) Sense 4 early(postnominal), former(postnominal), other(postnominal) => past (vs. present) (vs. future) Attributes of adj former Familiarity of adj former former used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj former former Overview of noun former The noun former has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. former -- (the first of two or the first mentioned of two "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today") Overview of adj former The adj former has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (21) former -- (referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one") 2. (21) erstwhile, former, once, onetime, quondam, sometime -- (belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover") 3. (4) former, late, previous -- ((used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House") 4. early, former, other -- (of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times")
former definition
This work is licensed under a
