former colleague
бывший коллега
I ran into a former colleague at the pool.
Я встретил бывшего коллегу в бассейне.
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adjective · B2 · often · UK/US
former
former
Meaning of former
English
having been something before now
Русский
раньше имевший это положение или качество
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈfɔːmə/
American English
/ˈfɔːrmɚ/
former with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом former
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Бывший — о людях
Former peopleformer owner
прежний владелец
The former owner left some furniture behind.
Прежний владелец оставил кое-какую мебель.
- former presidentбывший президент
Прежнее время и первое из двух
Earlier times; the first of twoin former times
в прежние времена
My grandfather farmed this land in former times.
Мой дедушка обрабатывал эту землю в прежние времена.
лишь тень себя прежнего
After the illness, he was a shadow of his former self.
После болезни он был лишь тенью себя прежнего.
- the former … the latterпервый … второй
former usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
My former teacher now lives abroad.
Мой бывший учитель теперь живёт за границей.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
I still remember my former coach.
Я до сих пор помню своего бывшего тренера.
former synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between former, ex, previous, past, old, prior, earlier, and preceding
ENHer ex-husband lives in London.
ENPlease read the previous page.
ENIn the past, she lived abroad.
ENI met my old teacher in the shop.
Advanced: broader words
ENHe had prior experience in sales.
E
🇬🇧English
earlier
Happening before.
A1very often
ENWe met earlier this year.
P
🇬🇧English
preceding
Coming just before; formal.
A1rare word
ENSee the preceding paragraph.
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Questions about this word
What does former mean?
having been something before now
How do you pronounce former?
former is pronounced [ˈfɔːmə].
How is former used in a sentence?
Мой бывший учитель теперь живёт за границей. Translation: My former teacher now lives abroad.
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