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   first

   /fərst/

   ordinal

   • 1. coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st: "his first wife" Similar earliestinitialopeningintroductoryoriginalfundamentalbasicrudimentaryprimarybeginningelementalunderlyingbasalfoundationkeycardinalcentralchiefvitalessentialOpposite lastclosingdeveloped
   • ▪ never previously done or occurring: "her first day at school"
   • ▪ coming next after a specified or implied time or occurrence: "I didn't take the first bus"
   • ▪ met with or encountered before any others: "the first house I came to"
   • ▪ originally: "many valuable drugs have been recognized first as poisons"
   • ▪ before doing something else specified or implied: "Do you mind if I take a shower first?" Similar before anything elsefirst and foremostfirstlyin the first placewithout further adonowOpposite last
   • ▪ for the first time: "she first picked up a guitar out of sheer boredom"
   • ▪ firstly; in the first place (used to introduce a first point or reason): "first, it is wrong that the victims should have no remedy"
   • ▪ in preference; rather (used when strongly rejecting a suggestion or possibility): "she longed to go abroad, but not at this man's expense—she'd die first!" Similar in preferencemore willinglysoonerrather
   • ▪ the first occurrence of something notable: informal "we traveled by air, a first for both of us" Similar noveltynew experiencefirst experiencefirst occurrenceunusual eventinformal:a turn-up for the books
   • ▪ the first in a sequence of a vehicle's gears: "he stuck the car in first and revved"
   • ▪ first base: "he made it all the way home from first"
   • ▪ the first grade of a school. British
   • ▪ a first edition of a book: "collectors of modern firsts"
   • 2. foremost in position, rank, or importance: "the doctor's first duty is to respect this right" Similar foremostprincipalhighestgreatestparamounttoptopmostutmostuppermostprimechiefleadingmainmajorpreeminentoverridingoutstandingsupremepremierpredominantprevailingmost importantof greatest importanceof prime importancevitalkeyessentialcrucialcentralcorefocalpivotaldominantrulingheadinformal:number-onetopbestprimepremiersuperlativewinner'swinningchampionOpposite last
   • ▪ the most likely, pressing, or suitable: "he is the first to admit he was not the best of patients"
   • ▪ the first finisher or position in a race or competition.
   • ▪ performing the highest or chief of two or more parts for the same instrument or voice: "the first violins"
   • ▪ a place in the top grade in an examination, especially that for a degree: British "he took a first in Classics"
   • ▪ a person having achieved a top grade in an examination. British
   • ▪ goods of the best quality: "factory firsts, seconds, and discontinued styles"
   • 3. with a specified part or person in a leading position: "it plunged nose first into the river"

   Word Origin Old Englishfyr(e)st; of Germanic origin, related to Old Norse fyrstr and German Fürst ‘prince’, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit prathama, Latin primus, and Greek prōtos.

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   The meaning of FIRST is preceding all others in time, order, or importance. How to use first in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFIRST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FIRST meaning: 1. (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality, or importance: 2…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFIRST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use first when you are talking about what happens in the early part of an event or experience, in contrast to what happens later.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › firstFirst - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   First is number one, prior to, or before. First comes first, then comes everything else. It's always good to be first in line or in first class. Who wants to be second? Or worse — last?

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   FIRST meaning: 1 : coming before all others in time, order, or importance; 2 : used to refer to the lowest forward gear or speed of a vehicle

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   First definition: being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one. See examples of FIRST used in a sentence.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFIRST | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to be the most important person or thing: Her career always comes first. put sb/sth first. to consider someone or something to be the most important thing: Most couples put their children first when sorting out their problems. First come, first served.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfirst noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of first noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › firstfirst - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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    To begin with, he is the most difficult man that I know. Examples from the Corpusfirst• "Shall we go for some lunch ?" "Yeah, great, let me just make a quick call first."•. Who's going first?•. I always read the sports page of the newspaper first.•. It's mine - I saw it first.•. Shall we go out now, or do you want to eat first?•.

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › firstFirst - definition of first by The Free Dictionary

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    Define first. first synonyms, first pronunciation, first translation, English dictionary definition of first. n. 1. The ordinal number matching the number one in a series. 2. The one coming, occurring, or ranking before or above all others. 3. The beginning; the...