first vs former

former vs first

first and former both are nouns.

first and former both are adjectives.

first is an adverb but former is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
first	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
former	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, former is a hyponym of first; that is, former is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than first:

first: the first or highest in an ordering or series
former: the first of two or the first mentioned of two

first (noun)	former (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)	the first of two or the first mentioned of two
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
an honours degree of the highest class
the first element in a countable series
the first or highest in an ordering or series
the time at which something is supposed to begin

first (adjective)	former (adjective)
preceding all others in time or space or degree	referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections	belonging to the distant past
ranking above all others	belonging to some prior time
serving to begin	(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
serving to set in motion

first (adverb)	former (adverb)
before anything else
prominently forward
the initial time
before another in time, space, or importance

Difference between first and former

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