Question

When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the f_____ .When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former .If there is a choice between using fresh vegetables and canned foods, always choose the former.Voters want personal prosperity and public spending. They will not sacrifice the former to the latter. adjectiveFormer is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it.The unemployed executives include former sales managers, directors and accountants....former President Richard Nixon.He pleaded not guilty to murdering his former wife.Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed....the former Soviet Union....the former Yugoslavia.Former is used to describe something which used to belong to someone or which used to be a particular thing....the former home of Sir Christopher Wren....a former monastery.Former is used to describe a situation or period of time which came before the present one.He would want you to remember him as he was in former years.pronounWhen two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former .If there is a choice between using fresh vegetables and canned foods, always choose the former.Voters want personal prosperity and public spending. They will not sacrifice the former to the latter.

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former B2

query	When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the f_____ .When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former . If there is a choice between using fresh vegetables and canned foods, always choose the former. Voters want personal prosperity and public spending. They will not sacrifice the former to the latter.
word	former
full-definition	adjective Former is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it. The unemployed executives include former sales managers, directors and accountants. ...former President Richard Nixon. He pleaded not guilty to murdering his former wife. Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed. ...the former Soviet Union. ...the former Yugoslavia. Former is used to describe something which used to belong to someone or which used to be a particular thing. ...the former home of Sir Christopher Wren. ...a former monastery. Former is used to describe a situation or period of time which came before the present one. He would want you to remember him as he was in former years. pronoun When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former . If there is a choice between using fresh vegetables and canned foods, always choose the former. Voters want personal prosperity and public spending. They will not sacrifice the former to the latter.
cefr-level	B2

Refer People Things Groups Mentioned Describe Choice Fresh