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English former

English -ly

English formerly

From former + -ly.

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹmɚli/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːməli/
- May sometimes be overly enunciated like /ˈfɔːmərli/ to avoid confusion with formally.
Audio (US): (file)
Homophone: formally (non-rhotic)

formerly (not comparable)

at some time in the past
Xenia Robertson, formerly known as Xenia Isaamov, is from Ukraine.
previously; once
Synonym: at one time

This ranch was formerly owned by slaveholders.

at some time in the past

Arabic: كَانَ (ar) (kāna)
Bashkir: борон (boron), элек (elek)
Bulgarian: преди (bg) (predi), в миналото (v minaloto)
Catalan: anteriorment (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 以前 (zh) (yǐqián)
Czech: dříve (cs), kdysi (cs)
Danish: tidligere (da), forhen, fordum
Esperanto: antaŭe
Finnish: aiemmin (fi)
French: auparavant (fr), autrefois (fr), anciennement (fr)
Georgian: წინათ (c̣inat)
German: früher (de), ehemals (de)
Greek: πρώην (el) (próin)
Hebrew: לַשְׁעָבַר (he) (leshe‘avár)
Japanese: 旧来 (ja) (kyūrai)
Khmer: អតីត (km) (ʼaʼdət)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: جاران (caran)
Latin: anteā (la)
Māori: irāmata, inamata
Middle High German: wīlen
Navajo: ałkʼidą́ą́ʼ
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tidligere (no)
Old English: ǣror
Polish: przedtem (pl), wcześniej (pl), kiedyś (pl), dawniej (pl)
Portuguese: antigamente (pt)
Russian: когда́-то (ru) (kogdá-to), не́когда (ru) (nékogda), пре́жде (ru) (préžde)
Sanskrit: पुरा (sa) (purā)
Scottish Gaelic: roimhe
Spanish: anteriormente (es), otrora (es), antes (es), antaño (es)
Swedish: fordom (sv)
Turkish: eskiden (tr), bir zaman (tr), önceden (tr), zamanında (tr)
Uyghur: بالدۇر (baldur)

previously; once

Bashkir: борон (boron), элек (elek), (once) ҡасандыр (qasandır)
Bulgarian: някога (bg) (njakoga), преди (bg) (predi)
Czech: dříve (cs)
Danish: tidligere (da)
Esperanto: antaŭe
Finnish: aiemmin (fi), kerran (fi)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
Greek: προηγούμενος (el) (proïgoúmenos), προηγουμένως (el) (proïgouménos)
Ancient Greek: πρίν (prín)
Japanese: かつて (ja) (katsute)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: لەمەو پێش (lemew pêş)
Latin: quondam
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tidligere (no)
Old English: ǣror
Portuguese: antes (pt)
Scottish Gaelic: roimhe
Spanish: antes (es), otrora (es), antaño (es), antiguamente (es)
Swedish: fordom (sv)
Turkish: eskiden (tr), önceden (tr), bir zamanlar (tr), bir zaman (tr), zamanında (tr)
Uyghur: بالدۇر (baldur)