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English

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Alternative spellings

Pronunciation

Adjective

former (not comparable)

Positive former

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)
  1. Previous.
  2. First of a list of two items.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Noun

Singular former

Plural formers

former (plural formers)

  1. Someone who forms something.
    Dave was the former of the company.
  2. (chiefly British, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).
    Fifth-former
    Sixth-former.

Derived terms

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Latin formō (“‘I form’”)

Pronunciation

Verb

former

  1. to form (generic sense)
  2. to shape (to make into a certain shape)
  3. to train; to educate

Conjugation

Conjugation of former (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive former avoir formé
gerund en formant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle formant
past participle formé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple tenses present forme formes forme formons formez forment
imperfect formais formais formait formions formiez formaient
past historic formai formas forma formâmes formâtes formèrent
future formerai formeras formera formerons formerez formeront
conditional formerais formerais formerait formerions formeriez formeraient
compound tenses present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple tenses present forme formes forme formions formiez forment
imperfect formasse formasses formât formassions formassiez formassent
compound tenses past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— forme — formons formez —

Related terms

Norwegian

Noun

former

  1. Indefinite plural of form.

 

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