Translation meaning & definition of the word "former" into Tagalog language

noun

1. The first of two or the first mentioned of two

• "Tom and dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

synonym:
• former

1. Ang una sa dalawa o ang unang nabanggit ng dalawa

• "Si tom at dick ay parehong bayani ngunit ang dating lamang ang naaalala ngayon"

magkasingkahulugan:
• dating

adjective

1. Referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

• "The novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967

• I prefer the former version to the latter one"

synonym:
• former(a)

1. Tinutukoy ang una sa dalawang bagay o mga taong nabanggit ( o ang mas maaga o isa sa ilang )

• "Ang nobela ay ginawa sa isang pelikula noong 1943 at muli noong 1967

• Mas gusto ko ang dating bersyon sa huli"

magkasingkahulugan:
• dating ( a )

2. Belonging to some prior time

• "Erstwhile friend"

• "Our former glory"

• "The once capital of the state"

• "Her quondam lover"

synonym:
• erstwhile(a)
,
• former(a)
,
• old
,
• onetime(a)
,
• one-time(a)
,
• quondam(a)
,
• sometime(a)

2. Na kabilang sa ilang naunang oras

• "Erstari friend"

• "Aming dating kaluwalhatian"

• "Ang dating kabisera ng estado"

• "Ang kanyang quondam lover"

magkasingkahulugan:
• erstarily ( a )
,
• dating ( a )
,
• matanda
,
• ontime ( a )
,
• isang beses ( a )
,
• quondam ( a )
,
• minsan ( a )

3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

• "The former president"

• "Our late president is still very active"

• "The previous occupant of the white house"

synonym:
• former(a)
,
• late(a)
,
• previous(a)

3. ( ginamit lalo na ng mga tao ) ng agarang nakaraan

• "Ang dating pangulo"

• "Ang huli nating pangulo ay aktibo pa rin"

• "Ang dating naninirahan sa white house"

magkasingkahulugan:
• dating ( a )
,
• huli ( a )
,
• nakaraang ( a )

4. Belonging to the distant past

• "The early inhabitants of europe"

• "Former generations"

• "In other times"

synonym:
• early(a)
,
• former(a)
,
• other(a)

4. Na kabilang sa malayong nakaraan

• "Ang mga unang naninirahan sa europa"

• "Dating henerasyon"

• "Sa ibang oras"

magkasingkahulugan:
• maaga ( a )
,
• dating ( a )
,
• iba pang ( a )

Examples of using

I can give two of my former teachers as references.

Maaari kong ibigay ang dalawa sa aking mga dating guro bilang sanggunian.

Tom is a former world triathlon champion.

Si Tom ay isang dating kampeon sa triathlon sa mundo.

She loves me; she has grown unused to her former state of life.

Mahal niya ako; siya ay lumago nang hindi ginagamit sa kanyang dating estado ng buhay.

The table and the bed stood in their former places.

Ang mesa at kama ay tumayo sa kanilang mga dating lugar.

Tom is a former student of mine.

Si Tom ay isang dating mag-aaral sa akin.

Belarus has been described by former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice as "the last remaining true dictatorship in the heart of Europe".

Ang Belarus ay inilarawan ng dating kalihim ng estado ng estado na Condoleezza Rice bilang "ang huling natitirang tunay na diktadura sa gitna ng Europa".

Kyoto is Japan's former capital.

Si Kyoto ang dating kabisera ng Japan.

Antigua and Barbuda is a former British colony.

Ang Antigua at Barbuda ay isang dating kolonya ng Britanya.

Tom is Mary's former husband.

Si Tom ang dating asawa ni Mary.

Bulgaria is the only country in Europe where a former monarch has been elected prime minister.

Ang Bulgaria ay ang tanging bansa sa Europa kung saan ang isang dating monarko ay nahalal na punong ministro.

The most terrible enemy is a former friend.

Ang pinaka-kahila-hilakbot na kaaway ay isang dating kaibigan.

The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.

Ang bombero ng pagpapakamatay ay pumutok patungo sa dating Punong Ministro Benazir Bhutto, ngunit hindi nakuha.

When I met my former teacher, he inquired after my parents.

Nang makilala ko ang aking dating guro, nagtanong siya sa aking mga magulang.

Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.

Ang pagsasanay ay kasinghalaga ng teorya, ngunit angkop nating pahalagahan ang huli at hamakin ang dating.

I prefer Noh to Kabuki, because the former looks more elegant to me than the latter.

Mas gusto ko si Noh kay Kabuki, dahil ang dating mukhang mas matikas sa akin kaysa sa huli.

I like dogs better than cats, because the former are more faithful than the latter.

Mas gusto ko ang mga aso kaysa sa mga pusa, dahil ang dating ay mas tapat kaysa sa huli.

I like a dog better than a cat, for the former is more faithful than the latter.

Gusto ko ng isang aso na mas mahusay kaysa sa isang pusa, para sa dating ay mas tapat kaysa sa huli.

The former is inferior to the latter in some respect.

Ang dating ay mas mababa sa huli sa ilang paggalang.

Fish and meat are both nourishing, but the latter is more expensive than the former.

Ang mga isda at karne ay parehong nagpapalusog, ngunit ang huli ay mas mahal kaysa sa dating.