ALL meanings of first
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F f - adjective first 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. 2
- adjective first Music. highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: first alto; first horn. 1
- adjective first Automotive. low1 (def 31). 1
- adjective first (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 before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc. 1
- adverb first before some other thing, event, etc.: If you're going, phone first. 1
- adverb first for the first time: She first visited Atlanta in 1980. 1
- adverb first in preference to something else; rather; sooner: I'd die first. 1
- adverb first in the first place; firstly. 1
- noun first the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc. 1
- noun first the beginning. 1
- noun first the first part; first member of a series. 1
- noun first Music. the voice or instrument that takes the highest or chief part in its class, especially in an orchestra or chorus. a leader of a part or group of performers. 1
- noun first Automotive. low gear; first gear: She shifted into first and drove off. 1
- noun first the winning position or rank in a race or other competition. 1
- noun first Baseball. first base. 1
- noun first Usually, firsts. Commerce. a product or goods of the first or highest quality. goods produced according to specifications, without visible flaws. Compare second1 (def 23), third (def 12). 1
- noun first British University. first-class honors. Compare class (def 18). a person who has won such honors. 1
- idioms first first and last, everything considered; above all else; altogether: First and last, it is important to know oneself. 1
- idioms first first off, Informal. at the outset; immediately: He wanted to know first off why he hadn't been notified. 1
- idioms first first thing, before anything else; at once; promptly: I'll call you first thing when I arrive. 1
- noun first Coming before all others in time or order ; earliest; 1st. 1
- adjective first ordinal number of one 1
- adjective first winner, best 1
- adverb first before all other 1
- adverb first before anything else 1
- abbreviation FIRST firstly 1
- adverb first for the first time 1
- noun first that which is first 1
- noun first 1st day of the month 1
- adjective first before all others 1
- adjective first automotive: lowest gear 1
- adjective first music: section leader 1
- adjective first primary 1
- adjective first baseball: base 1
- adjective first first in a list 1
- adjective first first place 1
- adverb first rather, sooner 1
- noun first beginning 1
- noun first automotive: first gear 1
- noun first first place in a competition 1
- noun first first-class honours 1
- noun first commerce: best quality goods 1
- noun first 1st monarch with specified name 1
- ordinal number first The first thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes before all the others of the same kind. 0
- ordinal number first First is also a pronoun. 0
- adverb first If you do something first, you do it before anyone else does, or before you do anything else. 0
- ordinal number first When something happens or is done for the first time, it has never happened or been done before. 0
- ordinal number first First is also an adverb. 0
- singular noun first An event that is described as a first has never happened before and is important or exciting. 0