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formerly
formerlyhappening earlier in time: We were formerly married to each other.
Not to be confused with:formally – properly; in a conventional way: We were formally introduced.for·mer·ly F0265300 (fôr′mər-lē)adv. At an earlier time; once.formerly (ˈfɔːməlɪ) adv1. at or in a former time; in the past2. obsolete in the immediate past; just nowfor•mer•ly (ˈfɔr mər li)
adv. 1. in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously. 2. Obs. in time just past; just now. [1580–90] Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | formerly - at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";erst, erstwhile, at one time, once |
formerlyadverb previously, earlier, in the past, at one time, before, lately, once, already, heretofore, aforetime (archaic) He had formerly been in the Navy.formerlyadverbAt a time in the past:already, before, earlier, erstwhile, once, previously.Archaic: aforetime, beforetime.Translationsformer (ˈfoːmə) adjective of an earlier time. In former times people did not travel so much. 從前的 从前的ˈformerly adverb in earlier times. Formerly this large town was a small village. 從前 从前the former the first of two things mentioned. We visited America and Australia, staying longer in the former than in the latter. 前者 前者EncyclopediaSeeformerSee FMLY
See FMLYformerly
Synonyms for formerlyadv previouslySynonyms- previously
- earlier
- in the past
- at one time
- before
- lately
- once
- already
- heretofore
- aforetime
Synonyms for formerlyadv at a time in the pastSynonyms- already
- before
- earlier
- erstwhile
- once
- previously
- aforetime
- beforetime
Synonyms for formerlyadv at a previous timeSynonyms- erst
- erstwhile
- at one time
- once
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