Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

former

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Cũ, trước đây là

BrE /ˈfɔːmə(r)/ AmE /ˈfɔːrmər/

adjective en → vi

1 PAST POSITION [attributive / predicative] B1

Cũ, trước đây là

used to refer to someone or something that had a particular position, job, etc. in the past but no longer does

  • former + noun

Collocations former president · former student

  • He is the former president of the company.

    Ông ấy là cựu tổng giám đốc của công ty.

2 PAST RELATIONSHIP [attributive / predicative] B2

Cũ, trước đây là

used to refer to someone or something that was in a particular relationship with you but is no longer

  • former + noun

Collocations former partner · former colleague

  • She is my former girlfriend.

    Cô ấy là người yêu cũ của tôi.

3 PAST NAME [attributive / predicative] B2

Cũ, trước đây có tên là

used to refer to someone or something that had a different name in the past but now has another name

  • former + noun

Collocations former name · former title

  • The company used to be called XYZ, but it is now known as ABC.

    Công ty trước đây có tên là XYZ nhưng hiện tại được gọi là ABC.