ALL meanings of first
first
F f - pronoun first The first you hear of something or the first you know about it is the time when you first become aware of it. 0
- adverb first You use first when you are talking about what happens in the early part of an event or experience, in contrast to what happens later. 0
- adverb first First is also an ordinal. 0
- adverb first In order to emphasize your determination not to do a particular thing, you can say that rather than do it, you would do something else first. 0
- adverb first You use first when you are about to give the first in a series of items. 0
- ordinal number first The first thing, person, or place in a line is the one that is nearest to you or nearest to the front. 0
- ordinal number first You use first to refer to the best or most important thing or person of a particular kind. 0
- ordinal number first First is used in the title of the job or position of someone who has a higher rank than anyone else with the same basic job title. 0
- countable noun first In British universities, a first is an honours degree of the highest standard. 0
- adjective first coming before all others; earliest, best, or foremost 0
- adjective first (as noun) 0
- adjective first preceding all others in numbering or counting order; the ordinal number of one. Often written: 1st 0
- adjective first rated, graded, or ranked above all other levels 0
- adjective first denoting the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle 0
- adjective first denoting the highest part assigned to one of the voice parts in a chorus or one of the sections of an orchestra 0
- adjective first denoting the principal player in a specific orchestral section 0
- noun first the beginning; outset 0
- noun first an honours degree of the highest class 0
- noun first something which has not occurred before 0
- noun first the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle; low gear 0
- noun first the highest part in a particular section of a chorus or orchestra 0
- noun first the instrument or voice taking such a part 0
- noun first the chief or leading player in a section of an orchestra; principal 0
- adverb first before anything else in order, time, preference, importance, etc 0
- adverb first in the first place or beginning of a series of actions 0
- adjective first preceding all others in a series; before any other; 1st 0
- adjective first happening or acting before all others; earliest 0
- adjective first ranking before all others; foremost in rank, quality, importance, etc.; principal 0
- adjective first designating the slowest forward gear ratio of a motor vehicle transmission; low1 (sense 21) 0
- adjective first playing or singing the part highest in pitch or the leading part 0
- adverb first before any other person or thing; at the beginning 0
- adverb first before doing anything else 0
- adverb first as the first point; to begin with 0
- adverb first sooner; preferably 0
- noun first the one before the second 0
- noun first any person, thing, class, place, etc. that is first 0
- noun first the first day of a month 0
- noun first the beginning; start 0
- noun first a first happening or thing of its kind 0
- noun first the best quality of merchandise 0
- noun first the winning place in a race or competition 0
- noun first the first (sense 4) gear of a motor vehicle transmission; , low1 noun low1 (sense 31a) 0
- noun first first base 0
- noun first the highest or leading voice or instrument in an ensemble 0
- noun first (Uncountable Noun) The person or thing in the first position. 0
- noun first (Uncountable Noun) The first gear of an engine. 0
- noun first (Countable Noun) Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence. 0
- noun first (Countable Noun) (baseball) first base. 0
- noun first (Countable Noun) (Britain, colloquial) A first-class honours degree. 0
- noun first (Countable Noun) COL A first-edition copy of some publication. 0