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 [ˈfɔːˌməʊst]

adj & adv

first in time, place, rank, etc.

[Old English formest, from forma first; related to Old Saxon formo first, Old High German fruma advantage]

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, top, highest, front, chief, prime, primary, supreme, initial, most important, principal, paramount, inaugural, pre-eminent, headmost He was one of the world's foremost scholars.

Translations

foremost [ˈfɔːməʊst] ADJ (= outstanding) → más destacado; (= main, first) → primero, principal
see also first B1

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foremost [ˈfɔː^rməʊst]

adj → le* plus important*(la)(e)

adv
first and foremost → avant tout

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foremost

adj

(= leading) authority, writer, scholar etc → führend; to be foremost in something/in a field → in etw (dat) → /auf einem Gebiet führend sein; to be foremost in doing something → führend darin sein, etw zu tun; foremost among them was John → John führte mit ihnen; the thought which is foremost in his mind → der Gedanke, der ihn hauptsächlich beschäftigt

(Naut) → vorderste(r, s)

adv

(= above all) → vor allem ? first ADV b

(= forwards) to jump in feet/head foremost → mit den Füßen/dem Kopf zuerst hineinspringen; hold the spear point foremost → halten Sie den Speer mit der Spitze nach vorn

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foremost [ˈfɔːˌməʊst]

1. adj (outstanding, writer, politician) → più importante, principale, più in vista

2. adv first and foremost → innanzitutto

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foremost [ˈfɔːˌməʊst]

1. adj (outstanding, writer, politician) → più importante, principale, più in vista

2. 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 tunnetuin le plus en vue רָאשִי सर्वप्रथम, प्रधान najistaknutiji élvonalbeli terpenting frægastur, fremstur primo, migliore 第一級の 가장 중요한 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