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first and last

first and last
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [furst and last, lahst]
    • /fɜrst ænd læst, lɑst/
    • /fɜːst ənd lɑːst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [furst and last, lahst]
    • /fɜrst ænd læst, lɑst/

Definitions of first and last words

  • adjective first and last being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president. 1
  • adjective first and last Music. highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: first alto; first horn. 1
  • adjective first and last Automotive. low1 (def 31). 1
  • adjective first and last (often initial capital letter) being a member of the household or an intimate acquaintance of the president of the U.S. or of the governor of a state: the First Lady; Checkers, the first dog. 1
  • adverb first and last before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc. 1
  • adverb first and last before some other thing, event, etc.: If you're going, phone first. 1
See all 24 definitions of first and last

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Origin of first and last

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fyr(e)st (see fore1, -est1); cognate with German Fürst prince

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for First and last

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of First and last

first and last popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for first and last

noun first and last

  • heartthrob — a rapid beat or pulsation of the heart.
  • love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
  • dear — You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for.
  • honey — a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
  • girlfriend — a frequent or favorite female companion; sweetheart.
All 28 Synonyms of first and last

Antonyms for first and last

noun first and last

  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • foe — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
  • girlfriend — a frequent or favorite female companion; sweetheart.
All 3 Antonyms of first and last

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