English dictionary
first
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- ranking above all others
adjective
- serving to begin
adjective
- serving to set in motion
adjective
- preceding all others in time or space or degree
adjective
- highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
adverb
- before anything else
adverb
- the initial time
adverb
- prominently forward
adverb
- before another in time, space, or importance
noun
- 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)
noun
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
noun
- an honours degree of the highest class
noun
- the first element in a countable series
noun
- the first or highest in an ordering or series
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
Example sentences
was first in her class
the foremost figure among marine artists
the beginning canto of the poem
the first verse
the magazine's inaugural issue
the initiative phase in the negotiations
an initiatory step toward a treaty
his first (or maiden) speech in Congress
the liner's maiden voyage
the first house on the right
the first day of spring
his first political race
her first baby
the first time
first soprano
the first violin section
played first horn
first we must consider the garter snake
when Felix first saw a garter snake
he put his best foot foremost
I was here first
let's do this job first
the first of the month
He wanted to be the first
they got an early start
she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her