former /'fɒ:mә/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the first of two or the first mentioned of two
• (adj.) referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); I prefer the former version to the latter one"
• (adj.) (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

Chinese translation

• a. 从前的, 前者的
• n. 起形成作用的人(或物), 模型, 样板

Word details

Part of speech

determiner

Pronunciation

/'fɒ:mә/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.28 · Common

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form · forms · formation · format · formal · formula · formerly · formidable

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