Betekenis van:
former
former
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
- als eerste genoemd
- 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"
Hyperoniemen
former
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- the first of two or the first mentioned of two
"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
Hyperoniemen
Voorbeeldzinnen
- Tom is former NYPD.
- Tom is a former paratrooper.
- Kyoto is Japan's former capital.
- Tom is Mary's former husband.
- Kyoto was the former capital of Japan.
- Kyoto is the former capital of Japan.
- The former kings are not forgotten.
- Tom is one of our former clients.
- He's a former president of the country.
- The former President's death was announced.
- I prefer the former plan to the latter.
- Many support the former alternative, but I prefer the latter.
- The Coliseum was the former arena in ancient Rome.
- The former is inferior to the latter in some respect.
- All political dissidents were purged under the former regime.