First

Quick meaning: First is an adjective meaning Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

Meaning

Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

More Meanings

1. Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
2. Of or belonging to a first family.
3. Coming right after the zeroth in things that use zero-based numbering.
4. Before anything else; firstly.
5. For the first time.
6. (uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
7. (uncountable) The first gear of an engine.

Example Sentences

the first violinist

Hancock was first to arrive.

Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.

The first day of September 2013 was a Sunday.

Word Forms

• firstmost
• firste
• firsts
• firsting
• firsted

Synonyms for first

Depending on context, synonyms include maiden, initiative, offset, low, original, premier.

Antonyms for first

Common opposites include intermediate, last, end, second, middle, ending.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include original, initial, firstly, basic, prime, premier.

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