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== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹmɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːmə/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle English former, comparative of forme (“first”), from Old English forma (“first”), descended from Proto-Germanic *frumô. Parallel to prior (via Latin), as comparative form from same Proto-Indo-European root. Related to first and fore (thence before), from Proto-Germanic. ==== Adjective ==== former (not comparable) Previous. Synonyms: erstwhile, sometime, whilom, wont-to-be; see also Thesaurus:former Antonyms: next; see also Thesaurus:subsequent First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun. Antonym: latter ===== Alternative forms ===== fmr, fmr. (abbreviation) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== ex- === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle English formere. By surface analysis, form +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== former (plural formers) 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 British, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class). ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === Reform, re-form, reform == Danish == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈfɒːmɐ] ==== Noun ==== former c indefinite plural of form === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈfɒːmɐ] ==== Verb ==== former present of forme === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [fʌˈmeɐ̯ˀ] ==== Verb ==== former or formér imperative of formere == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin fōrmāre (“to form”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔʁ.me/ === Verb === former to form (generic sense) to shape (to make into a certain shape) to train; to educate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== formation forme === Further reading === “former”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === fōrmer first-person singular present passive subjunctive of fōrmō == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === former m or f indefinite plural of form === Verb === former present of forme == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === former f indefinite plural of form == Swedish == === Noun === former indefinite plural of form === Anagrams === reform