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    first (adjective) · first (adverb) · first (noun) · firsts (plural noun)
    1. coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st:
      "his first wife" · "the first of five daughters"
      • never previously done or occurring:
        "her first day at school"
      • coming next after a specified or implied time or occurrence:
        "I didn't take the first bus"
      • met with or encountered before any others:
        "the first house I came to"
      • originally:
        "many valuable drugs have been recognized first as poisons"
      • before doing something else specified or implied:
        "Do you mind if I take a shower first?"
      • for the first time:
        "she first picked up a guitar out of sheer boredom"
      • firstly; in the first place (used to introduce a first point or reason):
        "first, it is wrong that the victims should have no remedy"
      • in preference; rather (used when strongly rejecting a suggestion or possibility):
        "she longed to go abroad, but not at this man's expense—she'd die first!"
      • informal
        the first occurrence of something notable:
        "we traveled by air, a first for both of us"
      • the first in a sequence of a vehicle's gears:
        "he stuck the car in first and revved"
      • baseball
        first base:
        "he made it all the way home from first"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        the first grade of a school.
      • a first edition of a book:
        "collectors of modern firsts"
    2. foremost in position, rank, or importance:
      "the doctor's first duty is to respect this right" · "I always put myself first" · "football must come first"
      • the most likely, pressing, or suitable:
        "he is the first to admit he was not the best of patients" · "his first problem is where to live"
      • the first finisher or position in a race or competition.
      • music
        performing the highest or chief of two or more parts for the same instrument or voice:
        "the first violins"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        a place in the top grade in an examination, especially that for a degree:
        "he took a first in Classics"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        a person having achieved a top grade in an examination.
      • (firsts)
        goods of the best quality:
        "factory firsts, seconds, and discontinued styles"
    3. with a specified part or person in a leading position:
      "it plunged nose first into the river"
    Origin
    Old English fyr(e)st; of Germanic origin, related to Old Norse fyrstr and German Fürst ‘prince’, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit prathama, Latin primus, and Greek prōtos.
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    1. coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st:
      earliest
      initial
      opening
      introductory
      original
      fundamental
      basic
      rudimentary
      primary
      beginning
      elemental
      underlying
      basal
      foundation
      key
      cardinal
      central
      chief
      vital
      essential
      Opposite:
      last
      closing
      developed
    2. foremost in position, rank, or importance:
      foremost
      principal
      highest
      greatest
      paramount
      top
      topmost
      utmost
      uppermost
      prime
      chief
      leading
      main
      major
      preeminent
      overriding
      outstanding
      supreme
      premier
      predominant
      prevailing
      vital
      key
      essential
      crucial
      central
      core
      focal
      pivotal
      dominant
      ruling
      head
      best
      superlative
      winning
      champion
      most important
      of greatest importance
      of prime importance
      winner's
      Opposite:
      last
       
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