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Formerly

adverb/fˈɔːɹmɚli/
Definition
at a previous time
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fˈɔːɹmɚli/
🇬🇧British English
/fˈɔːməli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fˈɔːməli/
3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹmɚli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbat a previous time
“at one time he loved her”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
früher
zu einem früheren Zeitpunkt
🇫🇷French
anciennement
à une époque antérieure
🇪🇸Spanish
antes
en un momento anterior
🇮🇹Italian
precedentemente
in un momento precedente
🇳🇱Dutch
vroeger
op een eerder tijdstip
🇵🇹Portuguese
antigamente
em um momento anterior
🇷🇺Russian
раньше
в предыдущий раз
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पूर्व
पिछले समय में
🇧🇩Bengali
পূর্বে
আগের সময়ে
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்பு
முந்தைய நேரத்தில்
🇮🇳Telugu
పూర్వం
మునుపటి సమయంలో
🇮🇳Marathi
पूर्वी
मागील वेळी
🇮🇳Gujarati
અગાઉ
અગાઉના સમયે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಿಂದೆ
ಹಿಂದಿನ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പണ്ട്
മുമ്പത്തെ സമയത്ത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਹਿਲਾਂ
ਪਿਛਲੀ ਵਾਰ 'ਤੇ
🇵🇰Urdu
پہلے
پچھلے وقت میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
以前
在以前的时间
🇯🇵Japanese
以前は
以前に
🇰🇷Korean
전에
이전에
🇻🇳Vietnamese
trước đây
vào thời điểm trước đó
🇹🇭Thai
เดิมที
ในครั้งก่อน
🇮🇩Indonesian
dahulu
pada waktu sebelumnya
🇵🇭Filipino
dati
sa nakaraang panahon
🇲🇾Malay
dahulu
pada masa sebelumnya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سابقا
في وقت سابق
🇮🇷Persian
قبلا
در زمان قبلی
🇹🇷Turkish
eskiden
daha önceki bir zamanda
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְשֶׁעָבַר
בזמן קודם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'formerly'?
The primary meaning of 'formerly' is 'at a previous time'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'formerly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'formerly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'formerly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'formerly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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