formerly
UK/ˈfɔːməli//ˈfɔɹmɚli/
formerly adverb: at some time in the past.
Adverb
formerly (not comparable)
- at some time in the past
- Xenia Robertson, formerly known as Xenia Isaamov, is from Ukraine.
- previously; once
- This ranch was formerly owned by slaveholders.
- Synonyms:
- at one time
formerly meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
formerly in Tamil
- formerly
- முன்பு muṉpu
formerly in Urdu
- سابقاً
formerly in Bengali
- পূর্বে, পুরা, সেকালে, অগ্রে, পুরত
formerly in Malayalam
- formerly
- പണ്ട് paṇṭŭ
More languagesFewer languages
- formerly in Kannada
- ಮುಂಚೆ
- formerly in Punjabi
- ਅੱਗੇ agge
- formerly in Gujarati
- અગાઉ agāu
- formerly in Sanskrit
- पुरा purā
- formerly in Arabic
- كَانَ kāna
- formerly in Myanmar
- ယခင် ya.hkang
Examples of formerly in a sentence
- The properties formerly relied on a well, but are now connected to the mains water supply.
- He was formerly with the sect of the Pharisees, but now he is a Nazarene.
- The border land between England and Scotland, being formerly a subject of contention, was called "batable ground".
Synonyms of formerly
- at one time
- already
- antecedently
- before
- beforehand
- erstwhile
- erstwhiles
- foretime
- in advance
- in the past
19 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
Origin of formerly
From former + -ly.
Words formed from formerly
Questions about formerly
- What does formerly mean?
- Formerly means at some time in the past.
- What is formerly in Tamil?
- Formerly in Tamil is முன்பு (muṉpu). See Formerly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is formerly?
- Formerly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce formerly?
- Formerly is pronounced /ˈfɔɹmɚli/ (US).
Words near formerly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: formerly (page history and authors); முன்பு (Tamil) (page history and authors); formerly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); formerly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); പണ്ട് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); formerly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਅੱਗੇ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); અગાઉ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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