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Detailed Translations for former from English to German

former:

former adj

  1. former (at an earlier date; previous; formerly; )
    – (used especially of persons) of the immediate past 1

Translation Matrix for former:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- early; erstwhile; late; old; one-time; onetime; other; previous; quondam; sometime
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- earlier
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ehemalig at an earlier date; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; retired at one time; at that time; in those days; then
früher at an earlier date; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; retired back; before; before that; earlier; foregoing; formerly; in bygone days; in former times; introductory; of that time; preceding; prefatory; preliminary; previously; progressing; since; then; walking in front
seinerzeitig at an earlier date; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; retired of that time; then
vorig at an earlier date; before; earlier; ex; former; formerly; in former times; late; one-time; past; previous; retired foregoing; introductory; last; of this month; preceding; prefatory; preliminary; previous; progressing; walking in front

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Related Definitions for "former":

  1. referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)1
    • the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one1
  2. belonging to the distant past1
    • former generations1
  3. belonging to some prior time1
    • our former glory1
  4. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past1
    • the former president1
  5. the first of two or the first mentioned of two1
    • Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today1

Wiktionary Translations for former:

former
adjective
  1. first of aforementioned two items
former
adjective
  1. gewesen, zurückliegend
  2. zu früheren Zeiten, Ex-
  3. etwas, das nicht mehr existiert oder nicht mehr besteht
  4. zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit vorhanden oder stattgefunden
  1. der Vergangenheit angehörend, nicht mehr bestehend

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
former ehemalig gewezen — vroegere
former alt ancien — Qui exister depuis très longtemps.
former damalig d’alors — Relatif à l’époque dont on parle.
former vorig; Vorder-; vordere; vorherig; vorhergehend; vorangegangen précédent — Qui précéder, qui est immédiatement avant, en parlant ordinairement par rapport au temps.

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