Word: first
Phonetic:
/fɪrst/Listen:
The person or thing in the first position. Example: He was the first to complete the course.
The first gear of an engine.
Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence. Example: This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.
First base Example: There was a close play at first.
A first-class honours degree.
A first-edition copy of some publication.
A fraction of an integer ending in one. Example: one forty-first of the estate
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. Example: I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest. Example: Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
Before anything else; firstly. Example: Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook.
For the first time; Example: I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old.
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