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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024first /fɜrst/USA pronunciation adj. - being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc.:I was the first guest to arrive.
- Automotive low (def. 18):[before a noun]When we put the car in first gear it stalls.
adv. - before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc.:We arrived first.
- before some other thing, event, etc.:Clean up your room first.
- for the first time:We first met in the library stacks.
- in preference to something else;
rather; sooner:I'd die first. n. - the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.:[countable* singular: the + ~]I was the first to arrive.
- the beginning:[uncountable]At first, we were nervous.
- something that happens for the first time:[countable* usually singular: a + ~]It was a first for me.
- Automotive low gear in an automotive vehicle:[uncountable]She shifted into first and drove off.
Idioms- Idioms at first sight, at once;
immediately:It was love at first sight. - Idioms, Informal Terms first off, at the outset;
immediately:First off, why are you here? - Idioms first thing, before anything else:We caught the train first thing in the morning.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024first (fûrst),USA pronunciation adj. - 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. - Music and Dancehighest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class:first alto; first horn.
- Automotivelow (def. 31).
- (often cap.) 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.
- Idioms first thing, before anything else;
at once; promptly:I'll call you first thing when I arrive. adv. - before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc.
- before some other thing, event, etc.:If you're going, phone first.
- for the first time:She first visited Atlanta in 1980.
- in preference to something else;
rather; sooner:I'd die first. - in the first place;
firstly. - Idioms first and last, everything considered;
above all else; altogether:First and last, it is important to know oneself. - first off, [Informal.]at the outset;
immediately:He wanted to know first off why he hadn't been notified. n. - the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- the beginning.
- the first part;
first member of a series. - Music and Dance, Informal Terms
- the voice or instrument that takes the highest or chief part in its class, esp. in an orchestra or chorus.
- a leader of a part or group of performers.
- Automotivelow gear;
first gear:She shifted into first and drove off. - the winning position or rank in a race or other competition.
- Sport[Baseball.]See first base.
- BusinessUsually, firsts. [Com.]
- Businessa product or goods of the first or highest quality.
- Businessgoods produced according to specifications, without visible flaws. Cf. second1 (def. 23), third (def. 12).
- Education[Brit. Univ.]
- first-class honors. Cf. class (def. 18).
- a person who has won such honors.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English fyr(e)st (see fore1, -est); cognate with German Fürst prince
first′ness, adj. first, + adj. - (often cap.) 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.
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