"formerly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈfɔɹmɚli/ [General-American], /ˈfɔːməli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-formerly.ogg [US]
Etymology: former + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|former|ly}} former + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} formerly (not comparable)
  1. at some time in the past Tags: not-comparable Translations (at some time in the past): كَانَ (kāna) (Arabic), борон (boron) (Bashkir), элек (elek) (Bashkir), преди (predi) (Bulgarian), в миналото (v minaloto) (Bulgarian), anteriorment (Catalan), جاران (caran) (Central Kurdish), dříve (Czech), kdysi (Czech), tidligere (Danish), forhen (Danish), fordum (Danish), antaŭe (Esperanto), aiemmin (Finnish), auparavant (French), autrefois (French), anciennement (French), წინათ (c̣inat) (Georgian), früher (German), ehemals (German), πρώην (próin) (Greek), לַשְׁעָבַר (leshe‘avár) (Hebrew), 旧来 (kyūrai) (Japanese), អតីត (ʼaʼdət) (Khmer), anteā (Latin), 以前 (yǐqián) (Mandarin), irāmata (Maori), inamata (Maori), ałkʼidą́ą́ʼ (Navajo), tidligere (Norwegian Bokmål), przedtem (Polish), na przodzie (Polish), antigamente (Portuguese), когда́-то (kogdá-to) (Russian), не́когда (nékogda) (Russian), пре́жде (préžde) (Russian), पुरा (purā) (Sanskrit), roimhe (Scottish Gaelic), anteriormente (Spanish), otrora (Spanish), fordom (Swedish), eskiden (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-formerly-en-adv-9YmxUIq- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'at some time in the past': 97 3
  2. previously; once Tags: not-comparable Translations (previously; once): πρίν (prín) (Ancient Greek), борон (boron) (Bashkir), элек (elek) (Bashkir), ҡасандыр (qasandır) (english: once) (Bashkir), някога (njakoga) (Bulgarian), преди (predi) (Bulgarian), لەمەو پێش (lemew pêş) (Central Kurdish), dříve (Czech), tidligere (Danish), antaŭe (Esperanto), aiemmin (Finnish), kerran (Finnish), προηγούμενος (proïgoúmenos) (Greek), προηγουμένως (proïgouménos) (Greek), かつて (katsute) (Japanese), quondam (Latin), tidligere (Norwegian Bokmål), antes (Portuguese), roimhe (Scottish Gaelic), antes (Spanish), otrora (Spanish), antaño (Spanish), antiguamente (Spanish), fordom (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-formerly-en-adv-3byt6zSe Disambiguation of 'previously; once': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: since, theretofore, former

Alternative forms

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          "word": "كَانَ"
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          "code": "da",
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          "lang": "Danish",
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          "sense": "at some time in the past",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣inat",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "წინათ"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "früher"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "ehemals"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "próin",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "πρώην"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "leshe‘avár",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "לַשְׁעָבַר"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyūrai",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "旧来"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼaʼdət",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "អតីត"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "caran",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "جاران"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "anteā"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǐqián",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "以前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "irāmata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "inamata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "ałkʼidą́ą́ʼ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "tidligere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "przedtem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "na przodzie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "antigamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kogdá-to",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "когда́-то"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nékogda",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "не́когда"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "préžde",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "пре́жде"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "purā",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "पुरा"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "roimhe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "anteriormente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "otrora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "fordom"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "eskiden"
        }
      ]
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          "text": "This ranch was formerly owned by slaveholders.",
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        "previously; once"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "boron",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "борон"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "elek",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "элек"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "ba",
          "english": "once",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "qasandır",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "ҡасандыр"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "njakoga",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "някога"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predi",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "преди"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "dříve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "tidligere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "antaŭe"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "aiemmin"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "kerran"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "proïgoúmenos",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "προηγούμενος"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "proïgouménos",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "προηγουμένως"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "grc",
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          "word": "πρίν"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "katsute",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "かつて"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "lemew pêş",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "لەمەو پێش"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "la",
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          "word": "quondam"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "tidligere"
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          "word": "roimhe"
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          "sense": "previously; once",
          "word": "antes"
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          "word": "otrora"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "before"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kāna",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "كَانَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "boron",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "борон"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "elek",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "элек"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predi",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "преди"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "v minaloto",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "в миналото"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "anteriorment"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "dříve"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "kdysi"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "tidligere"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "forhen"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "fordum"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "antaŭe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "aiemmin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "auparavant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "autrefois"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "anciennement"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣inat",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "წინათ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "früher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "ehemals"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "próin",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "πρώην"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "leshe‘avár",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "לַשְׁעָבַר"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyūrai",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "旧来"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼaʼdət",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "អតីត"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "caran",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "جاران"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "anteā"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǐqián",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "以前"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "irāmata"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "inamata"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "ałkʼidą́ą́ʼ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "tidligere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "przedtem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "na przodzie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "antigamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kogdá-to",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "когда́-то"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nékogda",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "не́когда"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "préžde",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "пре́жде"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "purā",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "पुरा"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "roimhe"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "anteriormente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "otrora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "fordom"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "eskiden"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "boron",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "борон"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "elek",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "элек"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "english": "once",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "qasandır",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "ҡасандыр"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "njakoga",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "някога"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predi",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "преди"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "dříve"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "tidligere"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "antaŭe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "aiemmin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "kerran"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "proïgoúmenos",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "προηγούμενος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "proïgouménos",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "προηγουμένως"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "prín",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "πρίν"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "katsute",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "かつて"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "lemew pêş",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "لەمەو پێش"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "quondam"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "tidligere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "antes"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "roimhe"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "antes"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "otrora"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "antaño"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "antiguamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "previously; once",
      "word": "fordom"
    }
  ],
  "word": "formerly"
}

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