Dictionary entry

Formerly

Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːməli/

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔːməli/

Myanmar Meaning

(adv) ရှေးက။ ယခင်က။

Definition

former / 'fↄ:mǝ(r) / adj ၁။ ယခင္။ အရင္။ the former world champion ❍ my former landlady ❍ in former times ❍ She's back to her former self again (eg after an illness). ၂။ the former အလ်င္။ အရင္။ The former option would be much more sensible. ❏ the former [pron] အရင္ဟာ။ အရင္လူ။ He said I had to take my holiday in June or August, so I chose the former. Compare THE LATTER ❏ formerly adv ေရွးက။ ယခင္က။ The company formerly belonged to an international banking group. ❍ Namibia was formerly South West Africa.

Examples

  1. The ceremony honoured all the former presidents who are still living.
  2. The former Soviet Union
  3. He abandoned his former career as a geologist.
  4. Marble pillars and high painted ceilings remain from former times.
  5. Both Williams and Andrews claim the property. The former insists that it was a gift.