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formerly

Adverb CEFR C2 Standard

ˈfɔɹmɚli

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at some time in the past
not-comparable
Formerly, once.
previously; once
not-comparable

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Españolantaño anteriormente antesantiguamente otrora

Françaisanciennement auparavant autrefois

Deutschehedem ehemals einsteinstmals früher vormals

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العربيةسابقا قبلا كان

Българскинякога преди

Bosanskinekoć некоћ

Catalàanteriorment

Češtinadříve kdysi

Danskfordum tidligere

Ελληνικάάλλοτε προηγούμενος προηγουμένωςπρώην

Esperantoantaŭe

Suomiaiemmin kerran

Galegooutrora

עבריתלְשֶׁעָבַר

हिन्दीपुरा

Hrvatskinekoć prvotno некоћ

Bahasa Indonesiadulu voorheen

日本語かって以前嘗旧来

ქართულიწინათ

ភាសាខ្មែរអតីត

한국어昔

Latinaantea anterior antiquitusdudum olim pridem quondam retro supra

Polskidawniej drzewiej kiedyśniegdyś ongi ongiś przedtem uprzednio wcześniej wpierw

Portuguêsantes antigamente

Русскийкогда-то некогда прежде

Српскиnekoć некоћ

Svenskafördom

ไทยแรก

Türkçebir zaman bir zamanlar eskidenevvel evvelce önceden vaktiyle zamanında

ئۇيغۇرچەبالدۇر

Українськаколись

Tiếng Việtmột thời ngày xưa trước đâyvốn xưa kia

Examples

“Xenia Robertson, formerly known as Xenia Isaamov, is from Ukraine.”

“This ranch was formerly owned by slaveholders.”

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Mastery
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