释义 |
View usage for: In other languagesformerly British English: formerly / ˈfɔːməlɪ/ ADVERB If something happened or was formerly true, it happened or was true in the past. He had formerly been in the Navy. - American English: formerly
- Arabic: سَابِقاً
- Brazilian Portuguese: anteriormente
- Chinese: 从前
- Croatian: nekada
- Czech: dříve
- Danish: før i tiden
- Dutch: vroeger
- European Spanish: anteriormente
- Finnish: aiemmin
- French: anciennement
- German: früher
- Greek: άλλοτε
- Italian: precedentemente
- Japanese: 以前は
- Korean: 이전에는
- Norwegian: før i tiden
- Polish: przedtem
- European Portuguese: anteriormente
- Romanian: înainte
- Russian: прежде
- Latin American Spanish: anteriormente
- Swedish: förut
- Thai: เมื่อก่อนนี้
- Turkish: önceki
- Ukrainian: раніше
- Vietnamese: trước đây
Chinese translation of 'formerly'Definition in the past He had formerly been in the Navy. Synonyms in the past lately heretofore aforetime (archaic) Additional synonymsDefinition before an implied or expected time They've spent nearly a billion dollars on it already. Synonyms before now, before, previously, at present, by now, by then, even now, by this time, just now, by that time, heretofore, as of now At one time, 400 people lived in the village. Synonyms once, previously, formerly, for a while, hitherto (formal), once upon a time I've been here before. Synonyms in the past, earlier, once, previously, formerly, at one time, hitherto (formal), beforehand, B4, a while ago, heretofore, in days or years gone by Additional synonymsFor reasons mentioned earlier, I will not be able to attend. Synonyms before, previouslyDefinition at some past time, but no longer I lived there once, before I was married. Synonyms at one time, in the past, previously, formerly, long ago, in the old days, once upon a time, in times past, in times gone by |