ALL meanings of first thing
first thing
F f - adjective first thing 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 thing Music. highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: first alto; first horn. 1
- adjective first thing Automotive. low1 (def 31). 1
- adjective first thing (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 thing before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc. 1
- adverb first thing before some other thing, event, etc.: If you're going, phone first. 1
- adverb first thing for the first time: She first visited Atlanta in 1980. 1
- adverb first thing in preference to something else; rather; sooner: I'd die first. 1
- adverb first thing in the first place; firstly. 1
- noun first thing the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc. 1
- noun first thing the beginning. 1
- noun first thing the first part; first member of a series. 1
- noun first thing 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 thing Automotive. low gear; first gear: She shifted into first and drove off. 1
- noun first thing the winning position or rank in a race or other competition. 1
- noun first thing Baseball. first base. 1
- noun first thing 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 thing British University. first-class honors. Compare class (def 18). a person who has won such honors. 1
- idioms first thing first and last, everything considered; above all else; altogether: First and last, it is important to know oneself. 1
- idioms first thing first off, Informal. at the outset; immediately: He wanted to know first off why he hadn't been notified. 1
- idioms first thing first thing, before anything else; at once; promptly: I'll call you first thing when I arrive. 1
- noun first thing very early 1
- noun first thing initial step 1
- phrase first thing If you do something first thing, you do it at the beginning of the day, before you do anything else. If you do it last thing, you do it at the end of the day, before you go to bed or go to sleep. 0
- noun first thing as the first action of the day 0
- noun first thing as the first thing; before anything else 0