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{
"term": "former",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "that existed in earlier times",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "This fine ruin was, in former times, a royal castle."
},
{
"text": "This beautiful old building has been restored to **its former glory**."
},
{
"text": "her former life as a Russian ballerina"
}
],
"synonyms": "past (3)",
"topics": ["History"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "that used to have a particular position or status in the past",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the 41-year-old former world champion"
},
{
"text": "the **former president/prime minister**"
},
{
"text": "former South African president Nelson Mandela"
},
{
"text": "both current and former employees"
},
{
"text": "a former staff member"
},
{
"text": "my former boss/colleague/wife"
},
{
"text": "the countries of the former Soviet Union"
},
{
"text": "former Portuguese colonies"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used to refer to the first of two things or people mentioned",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The former option would be much more sensible."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have",
"examples": [
{
"text": "When his career ended, he became a shadow of his former self."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːmə(r)/",
"audio": "fo/former/former__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrmər/",
"audio": "fo/former/former__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old English forma ‘first’ + -er."
}