Betekenis van former In het Nederlands

• 0 of or in an earlier time; before the present time or in the past:

  • his former wife

  • a former employer

  • the former president of the United States

  • The luxury apartments are in a former factory.

  • The painting was then restored to its former glory (= returned to its original good condition).

  • It was a long time after the accident before he seemed like his former self (= behaved in the way he had before).

• 1 the first of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned:

  • Of the two suggestions, I prefer the former.

• 2 a student of the stated class group:

  • sixth-formers (= students usually aged 16–18)

• 3 of an earlier time, but not now:

  • The former president lives on his ranch.

• 4 the first of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned:

  • Of the two suggestions, I prefer the former.

• 5 used to describe something that existed or happened in the past

• 6 used to describe someone who had a particular position or job in the past:

  • former chairman/director/president He's a Washington-based health policy consultant and former insurance executive.

  • former colleague/employee/employer She was under investigation for allegedly defrauding her former employer out of $600,000.