früher
formerly
in the past; before now
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früher with Russian translation
früher usage examples
Раньше это здание было школой.
Das Gebäude war früher eine Schule.
Раньше я часто гулял там.
Früher bin ich oft dort spazieren gegangen.
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früher synonyms
What's the difference between früher / ehemals / vormals / früher einmal / seinerzeit / damals
Usually means “formerly” in the sense of a previous status, role, or name.
Bookish: “formerly, in earlier times,” often used in formal or written contexts.
Colloquial phrase stressing that something existed in the past but not anymore.
Literary word meaning “at that time,” often with a reflective or historical nuance.
Very common neutral word: “then, back then,” referring to a specific time or period in the past.
Poetic or literary: “once, in days gone by,” sounding more literary than “früher.”
Means “before, previously,” often referring to something earlier in a sequence rather than the distant past.
Usually means “so far, up to now,” referring to a period from the past up to the present, not just the past itself.
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How to pronounce früher and what this word means
früher means formerly. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce früher
/ˈfʁyːɐ̯/
früher translation
formerly
früher examples
Das Gebäude war früher eine Schule.
früher transcription
/ˈfʁyːɐ̯/
Questions about this word
früher meaning: what does it mean?
in der Vergangenheit; vor jetzt
früher pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
früher is pronounced as /ˈfʁyːɐ̯/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
früher definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Das Gebäude war früher eine Schule. Translation: Раньше это здание было школой.
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