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Detailed Synonyms for first in English

first:

first adj

  1. first
  2. first
  3. first

first adj

  1. first
    – ranking above all others 1
    first; foremost; world-class
    – ranking above all others 1
  2. first
    – serving to begin 1
    first; beginning
    – serving to begin 1
    • first adj
      • the first verse1
    • beginning adj
      • the beginning canto of the poem1
  3. first
    – serving to set in motion 1
    first; initiative; maiden; inaugural; initiatory
    – serving to set in motion 1
    • first adj
      • his first (or maiden) speech in Congress1
    • initiative adj
      • the initiative phase in the negotiations1
    • maiden adj
      • his first (or maiden) speech in Congress1
      • the liner's maiden voyage1
    • inaugural adj
      • the magazine's inaugural issue1
    • initiatory adj
      • an initiatory step toward a treaty1
  4. first
    – preceding all others in time or space or degree 1
    first
    – preceding all others in time or space or degree 1
    • first adj
      • the first house on the right1
      • the first day of spring1
      • his first political race1
      • her first baby1
      • the first time1
      • the first meetings of the new party1
      • the first phase of his training1
  5. first
    – highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections 1
    first
    – highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections 1
    • first adj
      • first soprano1
      • the first violin section1
      • played first horn1
  6. first
    – indicating the beginning unit in a series 1
    first; 1st
    – indicating the beginning unit in a series 1

first adv

  1. first
    – before anything else 1
    first; foremost; firstly; first of all; first off
    – before anything else 1
  2. first
    – the initial time 1
    first; for the first time
    – the initial time 1
  3. first
    – prominently forward 1
    first; foremost
    – prominently forward 1
  4. first
    – before another in time, space, or importance 1
    first
    – before another in time, space, or importance 1

first [the ~] noun

  1. the first
    – the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) 1
    the first; the first base
    – the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) 1
  2. the first
    – the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving 1
    the low; the first; the first gear; the low gear
    – the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving 1
  3. the first
    – an honours degree of the highest class 1
    the first; the first-class honours degree
    – an honours degree of the highest class 1
  4. the first
    – the first element in a countable series 1
    the first; the number 1; the number one
    – the first element in a countable series 1
  5. the first
    – the first or highest in an ordering or series 1
    the first; the number one
    – the first or highest in an ordering or series 1

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Related Definitions for "first":

  1. ranking above all others1
    • was first in her class1
  2. serving to begin1
    • the first verse1
  3. serving to set in motion1
    • his first (or maiden) speech in Congress1
  4. preceding all others in time or space or degree1
    • the first house on the right1
    • the first day of spring1
    • his first political race1
    • her first baby1
    • the first time1
    • the first meetings of the new party1
    • the first phase of his training1
  5. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections1
    • first soprano1
    • the first violin section1
    • played first horn1
  6. indicating the beginning unit in a series1
  7. before anything else1
    • first we must consider the garter snake1
  8. the initial time1
    • when Felix first saw a garter snake1
  9. prominently forward1
  10. before another in time, space, or importance1
  11. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)1
  12. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving1
  13. an honours degree of the highest class1
  14. the first element in a countable series1
    • the first of the month1
  15. the first or highest in an ordering or series1
    • He wanted to be the first1

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