former
IPA: fˈɔrmɝ
noun
- Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
- An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.
- (chiefly Britain, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).
adjective
- Previous.
- First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.
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Examples of "former" in Sentences
- He chose the former option.
- I prefer the former to the latter.
- Is the date in the former reliable
- Is the former a typo of the latter
- The former dominated the consulate.
- The diagram demonstrates the former.
- The former is an instance of the latter.
- Did the latter metamorphose into the former
- He is the former prentice of the blacksmith.
- The prior iteration of the post only focused on the former.