former UK /ˈfɔːmə/US /ˈfɔɹmɚ/adjective 1noun 4forms 1phrases 1 adjective1 •having been something in the past, but not nowThe former-slaves-turned-abolitionists Quobna Ottobah Cugoano and Olaudah Equiano were the chief organizers of the Sons of Africa. — 2007 noun4 •The first of aforementioned two items.The former is a good idea but the latter is not.We have two cars, a red one and a blue one. We won the former on a game show. •(UK) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).Fifth-former.Sixth-former. •An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.The brick arch was built using a wooden former. •Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.Dave was the former of the company. formsformers Phrases with former shadow of one's former selfA person or a thing whose impression got declined drastically.
