first

[US]/fɜːst/

[UK]/fɝst/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in the beginning; before anything else; as the most important consideration
n. the beginning; the top position; the winner
adj. coming before all others in time or order; of the highest quality or importance
num. coming before all others in order

Phrases & Collocations

first place

first time

first impression

first step

first love

firsthand experience

at first

quality first

first of all

customer first

first day

first half

first class

first quarter

from the first

first choice

first order

first phase

first sight

first stage

first lady

first person

Example Sentences

was first in the class.

May (the) first (=the first of May)

like the first dewfall on the first grass.

the first day of spring.

a restaurant of the first class.

a pianist of the first water.

the first ascent of the Matterhorn.

the first of five daughters.

First Lord of the Admiralty.

a seat in first class.

the first lady of rock.

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