former
gb/fˈɔɹmɚ/ us/fˈɔɹmɚ/
B1
Engels
~ 700
volt, egykori, korábbi, előbbi
B1
1
Gebruikspatroon:
former [role/position/title]
She had coffee with a former colleague from her old company.
Kávézott egy volt kollégájával a régi munkahelyéről.
The former president gave a speech at the event.
A volt elnök beszédet mondott az eseményen.
This building was the former home of the city's mayor.
He is a former champion who still trains young athletes.
The museum is located in a former factory.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
My former teacher is now a writer.
A volt tanárom most író.
He is a former student of this school.
Ő ennek az iskolának a volt diákja.
This is my former house.
She met her former boss yesterday.
That shop is in a former bank building.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'former' with 'formal'. 'Former' means 'from before', while 'formal' relates to rules or dress style.
Betekenis
having a previous role or status
Woordcombinaties
former president
|former employee
|former champion
|former home
|former life
Synoniemen
previous (More general; can describe time order, not only roles or positions.)
|
ex- (Informal prefix form used before titles or roles.)
Antoniemen
current (Describes someone or something holding a role or state now.)
Thema's
time
|identity
|history
|core_vocabulary
Definitie
Describes a person or thing that was something before but is not now.
Used to describe someone or something that had a particular role, position, or state in the past but does not have it now.
B2
2
előbbi
B2
Gebruikspatroon:
the former ... the latter
Between tea and coffee, I prefer the former.
Tea és kávé közül az előbbit szeretem jobban.
John and Mike arrived; the former was early, the latter was late.
John és Mike megérkezett; az előbbi korán érkezett, az utóbbi későn.
Of the two proposals, we chose the former.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
I like cats and dogs. I like the former more.
Szeretem a macskákat és a kutyákat. Az előbbieket jobban szeretem.
We saw Paris and London. The former was sunny.
Jártunk Párizsban és Londonban. Az előbbiben napos idő volt.
Between blue and red, I choose the former.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may confuse 'former' here with its meaning of 'previous'; in this context it always compares two mentioned items.
Betekenis
the first of two mentioned
Woordcombinaties
the former option
|between the former and the latter
Synoniemen
first-mentioned (More explicit but less common in everyday speech.)
Antoniemen
latter (Refers to the second of two mentioned items.)
Thema's
language
|comparison
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definitie
Means the first of two things you talked about.
Referring to the first of two people or things that have just been mentioned.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
former
IPA
GB/fˈɔɹmɚ/
US/fˈɔɹmɚ/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
former (1 lettergreep)
Stress on 1st syllable (former)
Woordvormen
Adjective
- Base: former
Woordfamilie
Uitdrukkingen
the former ... the latter
1/ðə fˈɔɹmɚ | ðə lˈætɚ/
fixed phrase
referring to first and second mentioned
Used when talking about two things to mean the first and the second one.
Voorbeelden
- Between summer and winter, I like the former, while she prefers the latter.
- We discussed honesty and kindness; the former is more important to me, the latter to her.