formerly
B2
adv
Freq #14377
Meanings
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1
adv
at some time in the past
Xenia Robertson, formerly known as Xenia Isaamov, is from Ukraine.
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2
adv
previously; once
This ranch was formerly owned by slaveholders.
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3
adv
at a previous time
Etymology
From former + -ly.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
3
adv
· at a previous time
once
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aforeaforehandalreadyantecedentlybeforebeforehandbeforetimeereerenowerewhileerstwhileerstwhiles
Opposites