former
US /ˈfɔrmɚ/
adjective Foundation · A2 Nhân sự
Definition
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Our former manager now works for a competitor downtown.
Word Family
NounNoun
former gốc
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
former gốc
AdverbAdv
formerly
Synonyms
- previousjust preceding something else in time or order
- earlier(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
- priorthe head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
Collocations
- Easy former studentdescribing former student (the first of two or the first mentioned of two)
- Medium former employer referencedescribing former employer reference (the first of two or the first mentioned of two)
- Hard former senior officialdescribing former senior official (the first of two or the first mentioned of two)
- Very Hard shadow of former glory eclipses managementto shadow of former glory eclipses management, meaning to follow, usually without the person's knowledge
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