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- Dictionaryfirst/fəːst/
ordinal
- 1. coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st: "his first wife" Similar Opposite
- 2. foremost in position, rank, or importance: "the doctor's first duty is to respect this right" Similar Opposite
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FIRST definition: 1. (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality, or importance: 2…. Learn more.
: before another in time, space, or importance. b. : in the first place often used with of all. c. : for the first time.
What is a basic definition of first? First is used to describe something as being original or before anything else, as in time, order, or rank. First can also be used to describe something as happening before something else or as happening for the first time.
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? Whether it’s a noun, adjective, or adverb, you’ll find first at the beginning and opposite from last.
The first thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes before all the others of the same kind. She lost 16 pounds in the first month of her diet. ...the first few flakes of snow.
1. Corresponding in order to the number one. 2. Coming before all others in order or location: the first house on your left. 3. Occurring or acting before all others in time; earliest: the first day of spring. 4. Ranking above all others, as in importance or quality; foremost: was first in the class. 5.
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. something you say when there is not enough of something for everyone and only the first people who ask for it will get it.
adv. before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc.: We arrived first. before some other thing, event, etc.: Clean up your room first. for the first time: We first met in the library stacks. in preference to something else; rather; sooner: I'd die first. n.
first meaning, definition, what is first: coming before all the other things or pe...: Learn more.
Noun. Adjective. Adverb. Idiom. Filter. noun. firsts. The ordinal number matching the number one in a series. American Heritage. That one before the second. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The one coming, occurring, or ranking before or above all others. American Heritage. Any person, thing, class, place, etc. that is first.
