foremost

fore·most  (fôrmst, fr-)

adj.

1. First in time or place.

2. Ahead of all others, especially in position or rank; paramount. See Synonyms at chief.

adv.

1. In the front or first position.

2. So as to be most important.

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[Alteration of Middle English formest, first, from Old English; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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foremost

Adjective

first in time, place, or importance: Germany's foremost conductor

Adverb

first in time, place, or importance [Old English formest, from forma first]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	foremost - ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" world-class, first best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"
	2.	foremost - preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship" frontmost front - relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch"
	3.	foremost - situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the ship" fore - situated at or toward the bow of a vessel
Adv.	1.	foremost - prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" first
	2.	foremost - before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" first, first of all, first off, firstly

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foremost

adjective leading, best, first, highest, front, chief, prime, primary, supreme, initial, most important, principal, paramount, inaugural, pre-eminent, headmost

Translations

foremost [ˈfɔːməust] adj → principal

adv first and foremost → ante todo, antes que nada

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foremost [ˈfɔːməust] fore adj → le(la) plus en vue → premier/ière

adv first and foremost → avant tout, tout d'abord

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foremost [ˈfɔːməust] adj → führend

adv first and foremost → zunächst, vor allem

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foremost [ˈfɔːməust] adj → principale; più in vista

adv first and foremost → innanzitutto

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foremost

adj foremost [ˈfoːmoust]

most famous or important the foremost modern artist. vooraanstaande رَئيسي، بارِز най-изтъкнат nejpřednější førende vorderst, best πρώτος, πρώτιστος principal tähtsaim سرشناس ترین huomattavin le plus en vue רָאשִי सर्वप्रथम, प्रधान najistaknutiji élvonalbeli terpenting frægastur, fremstur primo, migliore 第一級の 최고의, 제일의 ryškiausias, žymiausias priekšējais; galvenais terkenal belangrijkst fremst, først, forrest czołowy, główny primeiro cel mai important выдающийся najpoprednejší najvidnejši najznačajniji främst สำคัญที่สุด en ünlü 最重要的 передовий ممتاز ترین đầu tiên; trước nhất 最重要的