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  Former \For"mer\, a. [A compar. due to OE. formest. See
     Foremost.]
     1. Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior;
        earlier; hence, ancient; long past.
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              For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age. --Job.
                                                    viii. 8.
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              The latter and former rain.           --Hosea vi. 3.
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     3. Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a
        discourse or argument.
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     3. Earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first
        mentioned.
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              A bad author deserves better usage than a bad
              critic; a man may be the former merely through the
              misfortune of an ill judgment; but he can not be
              latter without both that and an ill temper. --Pope.
  
     Syn: Prior; previous; anterior; antecedent; preceding;
          foregoing.
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  Former \Form"er\, n.
     1. One who forms; a maker; a creator.
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     2. (Mech.)
        (a) A shape around which an article is to be shaped,
            molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise
            constructed.
        (b) A templet, pattern, or gauge by which an article is
            shaped.
        (c) A cutting die.
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  Former \For"mer\, a. [A compar. due to OE. formest. See
     Foremost.]
     1. Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior;
        earlier; hence, ancient; long past.
  
              For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age. --Job.
                                                    viii. 8.
  
              The latter and former rain.           --Hosea vi. 3.
  
     3. Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a
        discourse or argument.
  
     3. Earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first
        mentioned.
  
              A bad author deserves better usage than a bad
              critic; a man may be the former merely through the
              misfortune of an ill judgment; but he can not be
              latter without both that and an ill temper. --Pope.
  
     Syn: Prior; previous; anterior; antecedent; preceding;
          foregoing.

  Former \Form"er\, n.
     1. One who forms; a maker; a creator.
  
     2. (Mech.)
        (a) A shape around which an article is to be shaped,
            molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise
            constructed.
        (b) A templet, pattern, or gauge by which an article is
            shaped.
        (c) A cutting die.

  former
       adj 1: referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned
              (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel
              was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I
              prefer the former version to the latter one" [syn: former(a)]
              [ant: latter(a)]
       2: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our
          former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her
          quondam lover" [syn: erstwhile(a), former(a), once(a),
           onetime(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)]
       3: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the
          former president"; "our late President is still very
          active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" [syn:
          former(a), late(a), previous(a)]
       4: of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe";
          "former generations"; "in other times" [syn: early(a), former(a),
           other(a)]
       n : the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and
           Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered
           today" [ant: latter]

  former
     Γαλλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) διαμορφώνω
     2 (μτβ) καταρτίζω
     3 συγκροτώ
     4 σχηματίζω
     5 εκπαιδεύω

  former
     Danish n.
     (infl of da form  indef p)
     Danish vb.
     (infl of da forme  pres)
     Danish vb.
     (infl of da formere  imp)
     French vb.
     1 to form (gloss: generic sense)
     2 to shape (gloss: to make into a certain shape)
     3 to train; to educate
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb form  indefinite p)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb forme  pres)
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv form  indef p)

  former
     a.
     1 previous.
     2 (senseid en first of aforementioned two items) first of
  aforementioned two items. Used with (m en the), often without a noun.
     alt.
     (alt en fmr fmr.  abbreviations)
     n.
     1 Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.
     2 An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or
  cutting die.
     3 (lb en chiefly British used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a
  certain form (class).

  former
     Danish n.
     (infl of da form  indef p)
     Danish vb.
     (infl of da forme  pres)
     Danish vb.
     (infl of da formere  imp)
     French vb.
     1 to form (gloss: generic sense)
     2 to shape (gloss: to make into a certain shape)
     3 to train; to educate
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb form  indefinite p)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb forme  pres)
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv form  indef p)

  former
     Danish n.
     (infl of da form  indef p)
     Danish vb.
     (infl of da forme  pres)
     Danish vb.
     (infl of da formere  imp)
     French vb.
     1 to form (gloss: generic sense)
     2 to shape (gloss: to make into a certain shape)
     3 to train; to educate
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb form  indefinite p)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb forme  pres)
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv form  indef p)

  former
     Ranska vb.
     1 muodostaa
     2 kouluttaa, koulia
     3 muodostua
     4 kouliintua
     Ruotsi n.
     (sv-s-taivm form er)

  former
     Danska n.
     (böjning da subst form)
     Engelska a.
     1 föregående#Svenska; tidigare#Svenska
     2 förgången#Svenska; från fordom#Svenska
     3 förra#Svenska, förre#Svenska; före detta#Svenska
     n.
     (böjning sv subst form)

  former
     n.
     (böjning sv subst form)

  Former /fˈɔɾmɜ/ 
  moulder  [Br.] , molder  [Am.]

  Former /fˈɔɾmɜ/ 
  shaper 
   see: Former
  

  Former /fˈɔɾmɜ/ 
  shapers
   see: Former
  

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  1. voormalige, vroeëre

  Former /fˈɔːmə/
  الأول

  former //ˈfɔɹmɚ// //ˈfɔːmə// 
  1. преди́шен, пръв
  first of aforementioned two items
  2. бивш, ми́нал, преди́шен
  previous

  former /fˈɔːmə/ 
  minulý

  former /fˈɔːmə/ 
  předešlý

  former /fˈɔːmə/ 
  dřívější

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  bývalý

  former /fˈɔːmə/ 
  zakládající (člen nadace)
  

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  tvůrce

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  Falzrichter  [print]
   see: formers
  

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  Formklotz , Drückfutter  [techn.]
           Note: zum Pressen von Hohlkörpern
     Synonym: mandrel
  
   see: formers, mandrels
  

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  Hülse  [textil.]
   see: formers
  

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  Leitlineal  [techn.]
           Note: Werkzeugmaschinen
           Note: machine tools

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  Wickelschablone  [electr.]
   see: formers
  

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  frühere
           Note: r/s, ehemalige ehem.,  /ˈɛhəm/
           Note: r/s, Ex…
     Synonyms: one-time, ex-
  

  former /fˈɔːmə/ 
  erstgenannt 
     Synonym: first
  

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  
  πρώην

  former //ˈfɔɹmɚ// //ˈfɔːmə// 
  1. ensimmäinen
  first of aforementioned two items
  2. edellinen, entinen, edeltävä
  previous

  former /fɔːmər/
  1. précédent
  2. ancien

  former /fˈɔːmə/ 
  1. पुराना
        "In former times cut-throat competition was not so acute."
  2. पूर्व
        "The former Vice Chancellor visited the university."
  3. दो~में~से~पहला
        "In the phrase ‘Jack and Jill',Jack is former."

  former /fˈɔːmə/ 
  1. भूतपूर्व
        "The former rulers of the state designed certain policies."
  2. पहला{दो~में~से
        "The former rule applies later."

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  bivša, bivše, bivši, nekadašnjih, nekadašnju, prethodni, prethodnih, prijašnji, raniji

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  korábbi

  former //ˈfɔɹmɚ// //ˈfɔːmə// 
  1. terdahulu
  first of aforementioned two items
  2. mantan
  previous

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  passato

  former //ˈfɔɹmɚ// //ˈfɔːmə// 
  1. 前者
  first of aforementioned two items
  2. 前
  previous

  former /ˈfɔ:mə/ 
   1.  były
   2.  dawny
   3.  uprzedni
   4.  the former (:the :former)
   - pierwszy  [z dwóch] 

  former /fɔːmər/ 
  1. antecedente, anterior, precedente
  2. ex-
  3. passado

  former /fɔːmər/
  1. pasada
  2. pasado

  former //ˈfɔɹmɚ// //ˈfɔːmə// 
  1. föregående
  first of aforementioned two items
  2. förra, före detta, forna
  previous

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  1. evvelki, önceki
  2. öncel, eski, geçmiş, sabık
  3. ilk bahsedilen: Of the two choices (I.) prefer the former. iki şıktan birincisini tercih ederim. former times geçmiş zaman, eski günler.

  former /fˈɔːmə/
  1. biçimlendirici şey veya kimse.

   (se f.) former /fɔʁmˈe/
  stummañ, neuziañ, furmiñ

   (se f.)  (furoncle) former /fɔʁmˈe/
  aroueziñ

  former /fɔʁ.me/ 
  образувам 2.
  Créer en donnant l’être et la forme
   3.
  Façonner en donnant une certaine forme ou une certaine figure
   4.
  Il se dit, dans un sens analogue, en parlant du goût, du style, etc
   5.
  Organiser par une coordination de différents éléments
   6.
  Produire, concevoir dans son esprit
   7.
  Produire, constituer
   8.
  Proposer, exposer ce qu’on a conçu
   9.
  Se dit de la manière de faire, de composer les mots, ou de les modifier, de les varier

  former /fɔʁ.me/ 
  bilden, formen
  Créer en donnant l’être et la forme

  former /fɔʀme/ 
  form, shape

  former /fɔʁ.me/ 
  figūrō 2.
  Créer en donnant l’être et la forme
   3.
  Organiser par une coordination de différents éléments

  former /fɔrme/
  aangaan, formeren, vormen

  former /fɔʁ.me/ 
  configurar, formar

  
/ˈfɔɹmɝ/

  
/fɔʁme/

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "former":
     aforementioned, aforenamed, aforesaid, ancient, antecedent,
     antediluvian, anterior, anticipatory, beforementioned, bygone,
     ci-devant, departed, earlier, early, elder, eldest, erstwhile,
     first, first-born, firstling, fore, foregoing, forementioned,
     forenamed, immemorial, last, late, latest, major, named, old,
     olden, older, oldest, once, onetime, past, precedent, preceding,
     precurrent, preexistent, prehistoric, previous, prime, primeval,
     primitive, primogenitary, prior, quondam, recent, said, same,
     senior, sometime, then, whilom
  
  

  a. 从前的,前者的;

     a. 从前的,前者的
     n. 形成者,模型,样板