A structure in a membrane that, without itself moving, allows passive diffusion of ions across the membrane.

Former refers to something that came at an earlier time, or before something else. For example, someone who believes in reincarnation might wonder about their former life — or even lives — before their present existence. When something or someone has changed, we can refer to them as former.

Aircraft formers The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft.

(fɔːʳməʳ ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Former is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it.

Both are grammatically correct. The choice depends on the context. If you speak about a brief meeting with that man, and the main point of your story is the meeting, you may say: “He was a former presdent,” even though the meeting was yesterday, and the man is definitely still alive.

When talking about the third item, the second item becomes the former item as it was the one that came before the current one. When talking about the overall list, the third one is the latter item.

Former refers to the first of a set, while latter refers to the second, or last, item. They usually appear in the sentence immediately following the sequence they are describing.

The terms former and latter are words used to distinguish between two things. Former directs us to the first of these two things, and latter directs us to the second (or last) of them. Do not use former or latter when you are writing about more than two things. It is a relative of our modern word later.

Latter Sentence Examples

1. She liked the latter plan much better.
2. Faced with those two, I would far prefer the latter.
3. In the latter category, one text stuck out.
4. The latter part of his life was spent at Heraclea.
5. Somehow the latter seemed more likely with Cade.

Grammatically speaking, “The latter are dogs” is the one that is correct. You would say “The latter are dogs.” “Former” and “latter” can only be singular, but they can refer to groups of things.

1 : the second one of two things or people that have been mentioned Of these two options, the former is less expensive, while the latter is less risky. 2 : the last thing or person mentioned Of chicken, fish, and meat, I like the latter best.

: made to feel pleased by something gratifying (such as an honor or a sign or respect or deference) I was very flattered to be asked to attend.

Phrase: I am flattered. Meaning: In short, it means the same as “I appreciate it” or “It’s nice of you to say.

adjective. If someone’s remarks are flattering, they praise you and say nice things about you. Most of his colleagues had positive, even flattering things to say. Synonyms: ingratiating, complimentary, gratifying, fawning More Synonyms of flattering.

This is assuming you’ve just flattered someone. When they respond this way, you can either smile and let them move on (as in telling someone what a great job they did in a concert) or you can continue on and explain why you thought whatever they did was so great.

So “I’m flattered” is usually a positive statement, and “you flatter yourself” is often a very negative one. “You flatter me” falls between those two expressions on the positive-negative continuum. On the one hand—as the poster notes—it can function in a positive way to express modesty in response to a compliment.

When you flatter someone, you praise and compliment him or her — but you aren’t totally sincere. You flatter your friend by telling her she’s the best driver in the world. Because you want her to offer you a ride.

This is a polite way of saying that he is not romantically interested in you. When he says he is “flattered” he is acknowledging that your interest in him is a compliment. It is also a way of thanking you for the compliment.

PSALM 12:2,3Verses in the Bible 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.