first
/fɪrst/
Dictionary
noun
- The person or thing in the first position.
"He was the first to complete the course."
- The first gear of an engine.
- Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
"This is a first. For once he has nothing to say."
- First base
"There was a close play at first."
- A first-class honours degree.
- A first-edition copy of some publication.
- A fraction of an integer ending in one.
"one forty-first of the estate"
adjective
- Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
"I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race."
- Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
"Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece."
adverb
- Before anything else; firstly.
"Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook."
- For the first time;
"I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old."
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