formerly
adverb /ˈfɔːməli/
/ˈfɔːrmərli/
- in the past
- Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa
- I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn.
- John Marsh, formerly of London Road, Leicester, now living in France
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFormerly is used with these adjectives:- prosperous
- secret
- call
- know
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