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Results for: "former"

Translating from English to Dutch

Translations:

former — previous, earlier (as in "a former president")
→ voormalig
→ gewezen
→ vorig
former — first of aforementioned two items
→ deze
→ eerstgenoemde

More translations:

former
→ vroeger

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 1

  1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two

    • “Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today”

ADJECTIVE 4

  1. referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); I prefer the former version to the latter one"

    • “the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967”

  2. belonging to some prior time

    • “erstwhile friend”
    • “our former glory”
    • “the once capital of the state”
    • “her quondam lover”
    Synonymserstwhileoldonetimeone-timequondamsometime

  3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

    • “the former president”
    • “our late President is still very active”
    • “the previous occupant of the White House”
    Synonymslateprevious

  4. belonging to the distant past

    • “the early inhabitants of Europe”
    • “former generations”
    • “in other times”
    Synonymsearlyother