Former | Mean of former in English Dictionary

/ˈfoɚmɚ/

• existing in the past
1. They hope to restore the old theater to its former glory. [=to make it as good as it was in the past]
2. She is now just a shadow of her former self. [=she is not the same person she once was]
• the first one of two things or people that have been mentioned
1. Of these two options, the former is less expensive, while the latter is less risky.
2. If offered a choice between death and exile, he said that he would choose the former. [=he would choose death]