first
∞
1.0
- adjective
- /fɜrst/
:
primero
- I just want to make a good first impression.
- first time
- first year
- first place
What was that like that first day on set?
- What was that like that first day on set?
- So receiving is the first rule of money EQ.
- OK, so let's play the first clip of Miss Press.
- And I was in the first room of the tour.
- The visual of that first drowning comes to mind.
- So this is your first day out of training.
- He's still working on the first steps of the guide.
- He's a sharecropper, but he gets his own first mule that he owns.
- My goodness, those first six weeks were horrible.
- So I'm going to start with the first question for man one.
- He also created the world's first congestion pricing system.
Examples
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And you're the very first person to even try!
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That's my first memory, actually.
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What was that like that first day on set?
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And I was in the first room of the tour.
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So this is your first day out of training.
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At our hotel for our first trip of the summer.
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Maybe it was the first time anyone ever looked at you.
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Was it this hard the first time?
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For many students entering community colleges, the first stop on campus is an assessment center.
Academic text (2011) -
This is your first opportunity to showcase your talents in front of an audience.
Synonyms
∞
2.5
Being most important or basic
599
3.4
Happening at the start of something
122
4.2
Most important in a group or area
58
6.5
Relating to the start of something new, like a leader taking office or a first event
5
5.2
First in time, happening before other things
4
5.4
Happening for the first time
4
4.1
Coming first in a series or event
1
1.0
Coming before all others in time
1
8.4
Having a role that starts a process or event
Something that is at the first stage of a process
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
6
7.7
To be the first to criticize someone when you have the same fault
3
8.4
Act quickly without thinking or checking facts
- Formal
2
7.3
The most important person in a group of people who have the same position
- Informal
1
5.3
Decide using your first feeling instead of thinking too much
Compounds
135
1.6
The pronoun and verb form a speaker uses to talk about themselves like I and we
116
4.0
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition
65
1.1
The floor at ground level in American English and the floor above the ground floor in British English
24
2.8
A large war in Europe from 1914 to 1918 between many countries, also called World War I
- Specialized
20
3.2
The time when the Moon looks half lit about one week after the new moon
15
2.0
The first part of the playing time in a game, for example in hockey or basketball
- Jargon
8
7.7
A senior soldier who helps manage a company and handles records and daily tasks
- NSFW
4
8.6
A surprise attack with nuclear weapons to destroy an enemy's ability to fight back
- Specialized
3
5.0
An attack launched early to stop a threat that is about to happen, for example in war or computer attacks
- Specialized
2
5.1
A loan on a house that must be paid before other loans if the owner cannot pay
- Formal
2
9.9
A being or force believed to be the original reason everything exists and was not made by anything
- Formal
1
7.2
Husband of a woman leader who acts as the official host at state events
- Formal
1
2.2
A fast mail service for letters and small packages that is delivered before other mail
1
9.9
A military campaign by Western European Christians from 1096 to 1099 to capture Jerusalem, creating states ruled by Western Christians
- Specialized
1
7.2
The average of a set of numbers that you get by adding them and dividing by how many there are
- Specialized
1
3.4
A mild injury to the top layer of the skin that causes redness and pain without blisters
- Specialized
1
4.5
Total energy in a place where nothing enters or leaves stays the same while it changes form
1
3.7
A high quality school or university training that gives strong knowledge and skills
- Specialized
1
4.1
An object stays still or keeps moving at the same speed and direction unless a force acts on it
1
3.3
A law that protects freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and petition
- Specialized
1
7.9
How fast one value changes compared with another at a particular point
- Specialized
1
4.1
An object stays still or keeps moving at the same speed and direction unless a force acts on it
Surface Forms
Etymology
First comes from an old English word fyrst that meant 'before' and is related to fore as in before or forecast. So first keeps that meaning of coming before all others in order, time, or importance.