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former
Meaning: belonging to an earlier time or position
former in a sentence
How former is used in real sentences:
The former music room now holds the school's art supplies.
The former captain still visits the soccer team and gives the players advice.
“By afternoon, the team reached a former research camp beside a broad river.”
— from the passage Beneath the Green Canopy
Synonyms for former
Other words for former — past, previous and earlier — carry the same meaning.
- past
- previous
- earlier
Antonyms of former
Words that mean the opposite of former:
- current
- future
Where it comes from
From Old English forma 'first'
Memory hook
FORMER points to a FORM that something had before.