different between former vs passe

English

Alternative forms

• fmr / fmr.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??m?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??m?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)m?(?)

Etymology 1

From Middle English former, comparative of forme (“first”), from Old English forma (“first”), descended from Proto-Germanic *frumô. Parallel to prior (via Latin), as comparative form from same Proto-Indo-European root. Related to first and fore (thence before), from Proto-Germanic.

Adjective

former (comparative form only)

1. Previous.

   • At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors. […] In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
3. First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.

Synonyms

• (previous): erstwhile, sometime, whilom, wont-to-be; see also Thesaurus:former

Antonyms

• (previous): next; see also Thesaurus:subsequent
• (first of aforementioned two items): latter

Translations

Etymology 2

form +? -er

Noun

former (plural formers)

1. Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.

   Dave was the former of the company.

2. An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.

   The brick arch was built using a wooden former.

3. (chiefly Britain, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).

   Fifth-former.

   Sixth-former.

Derived terms

• pan former

Anagrams

• Reform, re-form, reform

Danish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [?f??m?]

Noun

former c

1. indefinite plural of form

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [?f??m?]

Verb

former

1. present of forme

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [f??me???]

Verb

former or formér

1. imperative of formere

French

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Latin f?rm? (“to form”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??.me/

Verb

former

1. to form (generic sense)
2. to shape (to make into a certain shape)
3. to train; to educate

Conjugation

Related terms

• formation
• forme

Further reading

• “former” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

f?rmer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of f?rm?

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

former m or f

1. indefinite plural of form

Verb

former

1. present of forme

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

former f

1. indefinite plural of form

Swedish

Noun

former

1. indefinite plural of form

Anagrams

• reform

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

passe (comparative more passe, superlative most passe)

1. Alternative spelling of passé

Etymology 2

Verb

passe (third-person singular simple present passes, present participle passing, simple past and past participle passed)

1. Obsolete spelling of pass

Anagrams

• apess, apses, spaes

Danish

Etymology 1

Verb

passe (imperative pas, infinitive at passe, present tense passer, past tense passede, perfect tense passet)

1. to look after

   Jeg lovede at passe min lillesøster.

   I promised to look after my little sister.

Etymology 2

Verb

passe (imperative pas, infinitive at passe, present tense passer, past tense passede, perfect tense passet)

1. to be true

   Kan det virkelig passe?

   Can it really be true?

2. to fit

   Låget passer ikke til glasset; det må høre til et andet glas.

   The lid doesn't fit with the jar; it must belong to a different jar.

References

• “passe” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

passe

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of passen

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?s/, /pas/
• Rhymes: -?s, -as

Noun

passe f (plural passes)

1. pass (the act of passing)
2. pass (passageway)
3. (sports) pass

Noun

passe m (plural passes)

1. pass (document allowing entry)

Verb

passe

1. inflection of passer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Derived terms

Further reading

• “passe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• pesas

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -as?

Verb

passe

1. inflection of passen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Ladin

Verb

passe

1. inflection of passer:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person singular and plural present subjunctive

Latin

Participle

passe

1. vocative masculine singular of passus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German passen

Verb

passe (imperative pass, present tense passer, passive passes, simple past and past participle passa or passet, present participle passende)

1. to fit (be the right size and shape)
2. to suit (someone)
3. to look after (e.g. children)
4. to pass (a ball; at cards)

References

• “passe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• passa

Etymology

From German passen

Verb

passe (present tense passar, past tense passa, past participle passa, passive infinitive passast, present participle passande, imperative pass)

1. to fit (be the right size and shape)
2. to suit (someone)
3. to look after (e.g. children)
4. to pass (a ball; at cards)

References

• “passe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

passe

1. first-person singular present middle of passati (“to see”)
2. first/second/third-person singular optative active of passati (“to see”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation from passar (“to pass”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pas?se

Noun

passe m (plural passes)

1. pass (document granting admission or permission to pass)
2. (sports) pass (the act of moving the ball to another player)
3. an employment contract
4. (bullfighting) pass (the act of tricking the bull into running through the cape)

Verb

passe

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of passar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of passar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of passar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of passar