first

first: first [fʉrst]

adj.

[ME < OE fyrst, lit., foremost, superl. of fore, before (see FORE), akin to OHG furist, Ger fürst, prince, lit., foremost < IE base * per-, beyond > L prae, before, Gr para, beside, beyond]

1. preceding all others in a series; before any other; 1st: used as the ordinal of ONE

2. happening or acting before all others; earliest

3. ranking before all others; foremost in rank, quality, importance, etc.; principal

4. designating the slowest forward gear ratio of a motor vehicle transmission; LOW¹ (adj. 21)

5. Music playing or singing the part highest in pitch or the leading part

adv.

1.

a) before any other person or thing; at the beginning

b) before doing anything else

2. as the first point; to begin with

3. for the first time

4. sooner; preferably

n.

1. the one before the second

2. any person, thing, class, place, etc. that is first

3. the first day of a month

4. the beginning; start

5. a first happening or thing of its kind

6. [pl.] the best quality of merchandise

7. the winning place in a race or competition

8. the FIRST (adj. 4) gear of a motor vehicle transmission; LOW¹ (n. a)

☆ 9. Baseball short for FIRST BASE

10. Music the highest or leading voice or instrument in an ensemble

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first thing

as the first thing; before anything else

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in the first place

firstly; to begin with

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Synonyms:

Foremost, leading / Chief, highest, principal, capital / Earliest / Primary, elementary, rudimentary / Primitive, primeval, pristine, In the first place, at the outset, in the beginning, first and foremost, before anything else

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First — (f[ e]rst), a. [OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin to Icel. fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. f[ o]rste, OHG. furist, G. f[ u]rst prince; a superlatiye form of E. for, fore. See {For}, {Fore}, and cf. {Formeer}, {Foremost}.] 1. Preceding all others of a series… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
First — or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one. It can also refer to:* FIRST, a science and technology competition founded by Dean Kamen * FIRST (CERT), Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams * Ruth First (1925 1982), a leading anti… … Wikipedia
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First — (f[ e]rst), adv. Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; much used in composition with adjectives and participles. [1913 Webster] Adam was first formed, then Eve. 1 Tim. ii. 13. [1913 Webster] {At first}, {At the first}, at… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
First — First, n. (Mus.) The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a pre[ e]minence in the combined effect. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
FIRST — Infobox Non profit Non profit name = FIRST Non profit Non profit type = 501(c)(3) not for profit public charity founded date = 1989 founder = Dean Kamen location = Manchester, NH origins = key people = Dean Kamen, Founder John Abele, Chairman of… … Wikipedia
first — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German furist first, Old English faran to go more at fare Date: before 12th century preceding all others in time, order, or importance: as a. earliest b. being the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
first — See: AT FIRST BLUSH, AT FIRST SIGHT, CAST THE FIRST STONE, GET TO FIRST BASE or REACH FIRST BASE, IN THE FIRST PLACE, OF THE FIRST WATER … Dictionary of American idioms
first — See: AT FIRST BLUSH, AT FIRST SIGHT, CAST THE FIRST STONE, GET TO FIRST BASE or REACH FIRST BASE, IN THE FIRST PLACE, OF THE FIRST WATER … Dictionary of American idioms
First EP — Infobox Album | Name = First EP Type = Album Artist = Mock Orange Released = November 26 1997 Recorded = Genre = Indie rock Length = 21:19 Label = Dead Droid Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = Amplified (2000) This album = First EP (2002)… … Wikipedia

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