"former" meaning in 英語

See former in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: fmr
  1. (時間的に)前の、以前の。
    Sense id: ja-former-en-adj-ZlQ-3Rmv
  2. ("the"を伴って)前者の。
    Sense id: ja-former-en-adj-alVEaear
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: formerly, anterior, erstwhile, previous, prior, quondam, ex-

Noun

Forms: fmr, formers [plural]
  1. 形成者、作成者。
    Sense id: ja-former-en-noun-fKCBjz0Y
  2. 形成具。型。
    Sense id: ja-former-en-noun-7nhfnx-h
  3. ~年級生。 Tags: UK
    Sense id: ja-former-en-noun-5ZYzX4V8 Categories (other): 英語 教育, 英語 英国英語 Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pan former
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  ],
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    },
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      "name": "英語_中英語由来",
      "parents": [],
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  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "中英語former、forme「最初の」の比較級< 古英語forma「最初」"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "fmr"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "形容詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "text": "A former president.",
          "translation": "元大統領"
        },
        {
          "ref": "The former East Germany.",
          "text": "旧東ドイツ"
        }
      ],
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        "(時間的に)前の、以前の。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-former-en-adj-ZlQ-3Rmv"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The former is a good idea but the latter is not.",
          "translation": "はじめのはいい考えだがあとのはダメだ。"
        }
      ],
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        "(\"the\"を伴って)前者の。"
      ],
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    }
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "previous"
    },
    {
      "word": "prior"
    },
    {
      "word": "quondam"
    },
    {
      "word": "ex-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "former"
}

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  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Dave was the former of the company.",
          "translation": "デイヴは会社の設立者だった。"
        }
      ],
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        "形成者、作成者。"
      ],
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              46
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The brick arch was built using a wooden former.",
          "translation": "煉瓦アーチは木の型枠を使って作られた。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "形成具。型。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-former-en-noun-7nhfnx-h"
    },
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Fifth-former"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Sixth-former."
        }
      ],
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        "~年級生。"
      ],
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        "主に",
        "パブリックスクールの学年"
      ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    "英語_古英語由来",
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "中英語former、forme「最初の」の比較級< 古英語forma「最初」"
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              8
            ]
          ],
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          "translation": "元大統領"
        },
        {
          "ref": "The former East Germany.",
          "text": "旧東ドイツ"
        }
      ],
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        "(時間的に)前の、以前の。"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The former is a good idea but the latter is not.",
          "translation": "はじめのはいい考えだがあとのはダメだ。"
        }
      ],
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        "(\"the\"を伴って)前者の。"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "word": "formerly"
    },
    {
      "word": "anterior"
    },
    {
      "word": "erstwhile"
    },
    {
      "word": "previous"
    },
    {
      "word": "prior"
    },
    {
      "word": "quondam"
    },
    {
      "word": "ex-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "former"
}

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    "英語_中英語由来",
    "英語_古英語由来",
    "英語_行為者接尾辞\"-er\""
  ],
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    {
      "word": "pan former"
    }
  ],
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    "form + 行為者接尾辞\"-er\""
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Dave was the former of the company.",
          "translation": "デイヴは会社の設立者だった。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "形成者、作成者。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              46
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The brick arch was built using a wooden former.",
          "translation": "煉瓦アーチは木の型枠を使って作られた。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "形成具。型。"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "英語 教育",
        "英語 英国英語"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Fifth-former"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Sixth-former."
        }
      ],
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        "~年級生。"
      ],
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        "主に",
        "パブリックスクールの学年"
      ],
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        "UK"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "education"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "former"
}

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