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Meaning of formerly | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C2 Standard
ˈfɔɹmɚli

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية سابقا قبلا كان
Български някога преди
Bosanski nekoć некоћ
Català anteriorment
Čeština dříve dříve kdysi kdysi
Esperanto antaŭe
Suomi aiemmin kerran
Galego outrora
हिन्दी पुरा
Bahasa Indonesia dulu voorheen
日本語 かって 以前 旧来
ქართული წინათ
ខ្មែរ អតីត
한국어
Português antes antigamente
Српски nekoć некоћ
Svenska fördom
ไทย แรก
ئۇيغۇرچە بالدۇر
Українська колись

Examples

“Xenia Robertson, formerly known as Xenia Isaamov, is from Ukraine.”
“This ranch was formerly owned by slaveholders.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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