Meaning of first
Definition of first
(adj)
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"
indicating the
beginning
unit
in a
series
serving
to set in motion; "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"
serving
to begin; "the
beginning
canto
of the poem"; "the
first
verse"
ranking
above
all others; "was
first
in her class"; "the
foremost
figure
among
marine
artists"; "the top graduate"
highest in
pitch
or
chief
among
parts
or voices or instruments or
orchestra
sections; "first soprano"; "the
first
violin
section"; "played
first
horn"
(adv)
before
anything else; "first we
must
consider
the
garter
snake"
the
initial
time; "when Felix
first
saw a
garter
snake"
before
another
in time, space, or importance; "I was
here
first"; "let's do this job first"
prominently
forward; "he put his
best
foot
foremost"
(noun)
the
first
or highest in an
ordering
or series; "He
wanted
to be the first"
the
first
element
in a
countable
series; "the
first
of the month"
the
time
at which something is
supposed
to begin; "they got an
early
start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
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)
an
honours
degree
of the highest
class
the
lowest
forward
gear
ratio
in the
gear
box of a
motor
vehicle;
used
to
start
a car
moving
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