first place
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2.1
- noun
- /fɜrst pleɪs/
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primer puesto
- Winning first place at the debate competition boosted his confidence significantly.
- win first place
- first place winner
- a first place award
That is the difference between first place and not even placing.
- That is the difference between first place and not even placing.
- As a plumber, I must award you first place and biggest mess.
- The bill with the Bills team, the Patriots are in first place with Matt Jones.
- A good team might take first place, but I like to take my time.
- It's still the Olympics, but let's get first place.
- That position of first place is a luxury that we tend to take for granted.
- Which means in first place, our first duo win one point.
- She she's, she's, she's competing for for first place and, and, and a biological male comes in and, and beats her.
Examples
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Tessa and Evelyn competed as a team in two of the races, claiming first place in both.
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Congratulations, Elvis, you have won first place at the costume contest.
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That means I won first place, first place, first place.
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So in first place for this challenge, the winner is.
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That is the difference between first place and not even placing.
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After a fierce competition, Maria took home first place in the science fair.
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The team celebrated their hard work when they scored first place in the annual tournament.
Synonyms
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1.7
The first and most important person or thing in a list
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1.0
The top award given to the winner in a competition
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1.0
A person or thing that comes before others in order
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3.5
Winning a race or contest by coming first
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the highest position or rank' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'first' (the top/ordinal number) with 'place' (a position or rank). This compositional pattern (ordinal + place/position) is cross-linguistically common and follows standard noun-phrase semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
First place comes from races and competitions where the person who finishes in front, the first, stands on the top step to get the prize, the best place. So, first place means 'the highest position or rank' in a contest.