Definition of first First

/fɚˈst/ - [ferst] - first

We found 32 definitions of first from 7 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: firsts

first - an honours degree of the highest class
  first-class honours degree
  honours, honours degree a university degree with honors
  britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
first - the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"
  number one
  rank a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
first - the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"
  number one, number 1

Adjective

first, firster, firstest

first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
  last occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"
  early at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
  front relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch"
  original not derived or copied or translated from something else; "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"
  primary not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct"
  archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"
  introductory, basic serving as an introduction or preface
  initial occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"
  eldest, firstborn first in order of birth; "the firstborn child"
  first-year, freshman used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college); "a freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or college"
  original not derived or copied or translated from something else; "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"
  premiere, premier preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"
  premier, prime preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"
first - highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
  music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
first - ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
  foremost, world-class
first - indicating the beginning unit in a series
  1st

Adverb
first - before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"
  firstly, foremost, first of all, first off
first - the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
  for the first time
first - before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • first (Noun)
    The person or thing in the first position.
  • first (Noun)
    The first gear of an engine.
  • first (Noun)
    Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
  • first (Noun)
    first base .
  • first (Noun)
    A first-class honours degree .
  • first (Noun)
    A first- edition copy of some publication.
  • first (Noun)
    A fraction of an integer ending in one. Oneth.
  • first (Noun)
    Time; time granted; respite.
  • first (Adverb)
    Before anything else; firstly.
  • first (Adjective)
    Having no predecessor. The ordinal number corresponding to one.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • first (a.)
    Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.
  • first (a.)
    Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
  • first (a.)
    Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
  • first (adv.)
    Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.
  • first (n.)
    The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preeminence in the combined effect.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • first
    Having no predecessor. The ordinal number corresponding to one.
  • first
    Female or feminine object having no predecessor.
  • first
    At first.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • first
    fėrst, adj. foremost: preceding all others in place, time, or degree: most eminent: chief.—adv. before anything else, in time, space, rank, &c.—adjs. First′-begot′ten, begotten or born first: eldest; First′-born, born first.—n. the first in the order of birth: the eldest child.—adj. First′-class, of the first class, rank, or quality.—ns. First′-day, Sunday; First′-floor (see Floor); First′-foot (Scot.), the first person to enter a house after the beginning of the new year; First′-fruit, First′-fruits, the fruits first gathered in a season: the first profits or effects of anything, bishoprics, benefices, &c.—adj. First′-hand, obtained without the intervention of a second party.—n. First′ling, the first produce or offspring, esp. of animals.—adv. First′ly, in the first place.—adjs. First′-rate, of the first or highest rate or excellence: pre-eminent in quality, size, or estimation; First′-wa′ter, the first or highest quality, purest lustre—of diamonds and pearls. [A.S. fyrst; the superl. of fore by adding -st.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • first
    The appellation of the senior lieutenant; also, senior lieutenant of marines, and first captain of a gun.
  • first
    When the moon appears exactly as a half-moon, 90° from the sun towards the east, she is in the first quarter, with her western half illuminated.

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  • first, noun, singular of firsts.
  • first, adjective, not comparable.

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