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How to say first and what does first mean?

first

noun, adjective, adverb

How to pronounce first?

The word first sounds like first
/fɜrst/

What is the definition of first?

nounthe 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)
adjectiveindicating the beginning unit in a series
adjectiveserving to set in motion
Examples
  • his first (or maiden) speech in Congress
adjectiveserving to begin
Examples
  • the first verse
nounthe time at which something is supposed to begin
adjectiveranking above all others
Examples
  • was first in her class
adverbprominently forward
nounthe lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
nounthe first element in a countable series
Examples
  • the first of the month
adverbbefore anything else
Examples
  • first we must consider the garter snake
nounthe first or highest in an ordering or series
Examples
  • He wanted to be the first
nounan honours degree of the highest class
adjectivehighest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
Examples
  • first soprano
  • the first violin section
  • played first horn
adjectivepreceding all others in time or space or degree
Examples
  • 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