"formerly" meaning in English

See formerly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈfɔɹmɚli/ [General-American], /ˈfɔːməli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-formerly.ogg
Etymology: From 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), wcześniej (Polish), kiedyś (Polish), dawniej (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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 95 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 99 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 90 10 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
Derived forms: formerly known as Related terms: since, theretofore, former

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "kāna",
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          "word": "كَانَ"
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          "word": "элек"
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          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "преди"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "v minaloto",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "в миналото"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "anteriorment"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "dříve"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "kdysi"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "tidligere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "forhen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "fordum"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "antaŭe"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "aiemmin"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "auparavant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "autrefois"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "anciennement"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣inat",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "წინათ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "früher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "_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"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "caran",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "جاران"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "anteā"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǐqián",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "以前"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "irāmata"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "inamata"
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          "_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"
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        {
          "_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": "wcześniej"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "kiedyś"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "at some time in the past",
          "word": "dawniej"
        },
        {
          "_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"
        },
        {
          "_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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          "previously",
          "previously"
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          "once",
          "once"
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      "word": "წინათ"
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      "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": "wcześniej"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "kiedyś"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "at some time in the past",
      "word": "dawniej"
    },
    {
      "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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