Collocations for "formerly"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "formerly" in context.
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formerly
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- was formerly a [member, resident, partner] of
- [he, she, who] was formerly married to
- was formerly known as
- the [artist, singer, boxer] formerly known as
- who formerly went under the name (of)
- was formerly [Mumbai, Siam, Persia]
- was formerly referred to as
- was formerly used [as, for, by]
- was formerly [occupied, controlled, owned] (by)
- was formerly in charge of
- formerly in association with
- formerly worked [as, with, at]
- formerly appeared in [movies, the theatre]
'formerly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):