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单词 formerly
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formerly

Between was formerly used when referring to two only, though its usage has changed.THE artist formerly known as symbol has long been a master of musical mystery.

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formerly

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'

formerly

(ˈfɔːməlɪ)

adv

  1. (= previously) 从(從)前 (cóngqián)
(adverb) 
Definition
in the past
He had formerly been in the Navy.
Synonyms
previously
Previously she had no time to work in her own garden.
earlier
For reasons mentioned earlier, I will not be able to attend.
in the past
at one time
At one time, 400 people lived in the village.
before
I've been here before.
lately
once
I lived there once, before I was married.
already
They've spent nearly a billion dollars on it already.
heretofore
aforetime (archaic)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of already
Definition
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
in the sense of at one time
At one time, 400 people lived in the village.
Synonyms
once,
previously,
formerly,
for a while,
hitherto (formal),
once upon a time
in the sense of before
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

Synonyms of 'formerly'

formerly

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of earlier
For reasons mentioned earlier, I will not be able to attend.
Synonyms
before,
previously
in the sense of once
Definition
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
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