formerly

Trước đây từng là, trước đây đã làm

used to say what someone's job or position was in the past, before they did something else

• formerly a doctor/lawyer/teacher

Collocations formerly an engineer · formerly the CEO of ABC company

• He is now a teacher, but he was formerly a lawyer.

  Ông ấy hiện là giáo viên nhưng trước đây từng là luật sư.

Trước đây từng là, trước đây đã có

used to say what the state or situation of something was in the past, before it changed

• formerly a member/owner

Collocations formerly the capital of Vietnam · formerly owned by Mr. Nguyen

• The building formerly housed a museum.

  Tòa nhà trước đây từng là bảo tàng.