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1 tidligere
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2 tidligere
former, formerly, previous, previously, prior* * *adj (komp af tidlig) earlier;( forudgående, F) previous ( fx a previous attempt),( forhenværende) former,( fornylig, F) late ( fx Mr Jones, the former (el. late) headmaster);[ tidligere elev] old (el. former) pupil, old boy (, girl),(am) alumnus (, alumna);( om fraskilt) his ex-wife;[ i tidligere tider] in former times;adv earlier ( fx arrive earlier),(i forløb etc) earlier on ( fx as he said earlier on);( i tidligere tid) formerly,( gengives ofte med) used to ( fx he used to live in London),( ved en tidligere lejlighed) previously, on a previous occasion,( forhen) formerly ( fx Mr X, formerly director of the company);[ den tidligere nævnte bog] the above-mentioned book;[ som tidligere nævnt] as mentioned above, as previously mentioned;(se også straffet). -
3 forhen
adv formerly. -
4 før
advра́ньшеfør éller sénere — ра́ньше и́ли по́зже
før i tíden — ра́ньше, ра́нее
* * *in advance, before, previous to, short of* * *I. adj( korpulent) stout, portly.II. adv before ( fx I have been here before);( på et tidligere tidspunkt) earlier on ( fx as I said earlier on),( lige før) just now;( i tidligere tid) formerly;( hellere) sooner, rather, first;[ dagen før] the day before;[ før og nu] then and now, past and present;[ før eller senere] sooner or later;[ hverken før eller siden] at no time before or after.III. conj before;[ ikke før han kommer] not till (el. not until) he comes;[ han havde ikke været der længe før regnen begyndte] he had not been there long when (el. before) it began to rain;IV. præp before,F previous to;[ ikke før](dvs så sent som, først) not until,T not till ( fx he did not arrive till 5 o'clock);(dvs tidligst) not before ( fx don't come before 5 o'clock, nobody will be at home). -
5 tid
day, hour, spell, tense, term, time* * *(en -er) time,( årstid) season, time of the year;( tidsalder) age ( fx the Age of Puritanism), time,F days ( fx at the time of (el. in the days of) Queen Elizabeth), day( fx the questions of the day);( aftalt tid, fx hos læge) appointment;(gram.) tense;( tidevand) tide;[ en dags (, times, måneds, uges, et års) tid] a day (, an hour, a month, week, year) or so, a day's (, an hour's etc) time;[ tiden](i alm) time ( fx time and space; time is on our side), times ( fxmove with the times);[ tiden læger alle sår], se sår;[ et tidens tegn] a sign of the times;[ det vil tiden vise] time will tell; it remains to be seen;[ det var tider] those were the days!(dvs vældig godt) it was out of this world![ alle tiders største maler] the greatest painter ever seen (el. of all time);[ andre tider andre skikke] other times, other manners;[ fra tidernes morgen] since the beginning of time;[ med vb:][ bruge sin tid], se bruge;[ tiden falder ham lang] time hangs heavy on his hands;[ få tid hos lægen] make an appointment with the doctor;[ få tiden til at gå] kill time, while away (el. pass) the time;[ når jeg får tid] when I get (el. have) time;[ giv nu bare tid!] all in good time![ give sig tid til at høre på ham] take (the) time to listen to him;[ han giver sig aldrig tid til at tænke sig om] he never stops to think;[ giv mig tid til i morgen!] give me till tomorrow!(, to read));[ jeg har ikke tid] I can't spare the time;[ jeg har ikke tid til den slags pjat] I have no time for that kind of nonsense;[ have bedre tid] have more time;[ han har haft sin bedste tid] he is past his prime;[ have dårlig tid], se dårlig;[ have god tid] have plenty of time;( også) there is plenty of time;[ det tager tid] it takes time;[ tage tid på én] time somebody;[ tage sig tid til at] take (the) time to;[ tage sig god tid] take one's time;[ trække tiden ud], se trække;[ vinde tid], se II. vinde;[ med adj:][ i god tid], se ndf;[ fra gammel tid], se gammel;[ hele tiden] all the time, all along ( fx I knew it all along);[ på høje tid], se ndf;[ kort tid efter], se II. kort;[ om kort tid], se ndf;[ lang tid], se II. længe;[ hvor lang tid tager det?] how long does it take?[ det tager lang tid] it takes a long time;[ en tid lang] for some (el. a) time;[ for lange tider, i lang tid], se ndf;[ i rette tid], se IV. ret;[ i den senere tid], se senere;[ somme tider] sometimes, at times, now and then;[ med præp & adv:][ for tiden] at present; at the moment;[ for en tid] for a (el. some) time;[ for tid og evighed] for ever (and ever), for good;[ være forud for sin tid] be ahead of (el. before el. in advance of) one's time (el. age);[ for lange tider] for a long time to come;[ for nogen tid siden] some time ago;[ fra tid til anden] from time to time;[ fra den tid af] from that time;(se også gammel);[ gammel før tiden] old before one's time,F prematurely old;[ før i tiden] formerly;( også) he used to work here;[ i tide] in time;(se også utide);[ i denne tid] at present, at the moment, these days,( lige nu) just now;[ i disse tider] in times like these, as things are at present;[ i god tid] in good time;[ i kommende tider], se kommende;[ i lang tid] for a long time ( fx he stayed for a long time),( i nægtende og spørgende udtryk) for long ( fx you need not bethere for long before you find out that...);[ i min tid] in my time;[ i nogen tid] for some time;[ et problem der er oppe i tiden] a problem very much in the public mind;[ i rette tid], se IV. ret;[ i sin tid]( engang) at one time,( gengives ofte med) used to ( fx there used to be a house here);( dengang) at that time, in those days;[ da han i sin tid kom hertil var han en ung mand] at the time when he came here he was a young man;[ tiden er inde], se inde;[ med tiden](dvs som tiden gik) in the course of time,( efter nogen tid) in time ( fx in time he will forget);[ følge med tiden] move with the times;[ om et års tid] in a year or so, in a year's time;[ om kort tid] shortly, soon, before long;(dvs efter arbejdstid) stay after hours;[ arbejde over tiden] work overtime;[ og det var også på tide!] and not before time![ på den tid] at the time, at that time,F in those days;( i løbet af den tid) in that time;[ på den tid da] at the time when;[ på denne tid af året] at this time of the year;[ på den halve tid] in half the time;[ det er på høje tid] it is high time;[ leve på lånt tid] live on borrowed time;[ på alle mulige tider af døgnet] at all hours;[ på Napoleons tid] at (el. in) the time of Napoleon,F in the days of Napoleon;(fot) time exposure;[ på ubestemt tid], se ubestemt;[ til tiden] on time ( fx the train arrived on time);[ til alle tider] at all times;[ til den tid] by then;[ til enhver tid] at any time, at all times;T every time;[ til evig tid] for ever;[ komme til den fastsatte tid] come at the time arranged (, F: appointed);[ komme lige til tiden] be (el. arrive) dead on time;[ til sin tid] in due course;( engang) some time;[ hver ting til sin tid!] all in good time! -
6 tilforn
adv formerly, before.
См. также в других словарях:
formerly — for‧mer‧ly [ˈfɔːməli ǁ ˈfɔːrmərli] adverb in the past: • She was formerly the company s chief financial officer. * * * formerly UK US /ˈfɔːməli/ adverb ► in the past: »Two companies formerly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market began NYSE trading… … Financial and business terms
formerly — 1580s, from FORMER (Cf. former) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). A Middle English word for this was andersith formerly, at former times (early 14c.) … Etymology dictionary
Formerly — For mer*ly, adv. In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
formerly — index heretofore, theretofore Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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formerly — ► ADVERB ▪ in the past … English terms dictionary
formerly — [fôr′mər lē] adv. at or in a former or earlier time; in the past … English World dictionary
formerly — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)mə(r)li[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV before v If something happened or was true formerly, it happened or was true in the past. He had formerly been in the Navy. ...east Germany s formerly state controlled companies … English dictionary
formerly — adv. Formerly is used with these adjectives: ↑prosperous, ↑secret Formerly is used with these verbs: ↑call, ↑know, ↑own … Collocations dictionary
formerly — for|mer|ly [ˈfo:məli US ˈfo:rmərli] adv in earlier times = ↑previously ▪ Kiribati, formerly known as the Gilbert Islands ▪ This elegant hotel was formerly a castle … Dictionary of contemporary English
formerly — for|mer|ly [ fɔrmərli ] adverb ** in the past: Mr. Jones was formerly a partner in a New York firm. Ho Chi Minh City, formerly called Saigon … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
