לשעבר

Hebrew

Etymology

From ל־ (l'-) + שעבר (she'avár).

Adjective

לְשֶׁעָבַר • (l'she'avár)

Former, past, previous, erstwhile, sometime.
הנשיא לשעבר — hanasí l'she'avár — the former president

Usage notes

While used much as an adjective, לשעבר is grammatically a prepositional phrase, and therefore does not inflect for gender, number, or definiteness.

Synonyms

(former): ישן (yashán), קודם (kodém)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “former”): נוכחי (nokhakhí)

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