Words · Very common
former
/ˈfɔɹmɚ/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters
- adjective
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
- adjective
belonging to some prior time
erstwhile friend
- adjective
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
the former president
- noun
the first of two or the first mentioned of two
Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today
- adjective
belonging to the distant past
the early inhabitants of Europe