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first  (fûrst)

n.

1. The ordinal number matching the number one in a series.

2. The one coming, occurring, or ranking before or above all others.

3. The beginning; the outset: from the first; at first.

4. Music The voice or instrument highest in pitch or carrying the principal part.

5. The transmission gear or corresponding gear ratio used to produce the range of lowest drive speeds in a motor vehicle.

6. The winning position in a contest: finished the season in first.

7. Baseball

a. First base.

b. A first baseman.

adj.

1. Corresponding in order to the number one.

2. Coming before all others in order or location: the first house on your left.

3. Occurring or acting before all others in time; earliest: the first day of spring.

4. Ranking above all others, as in importance or quality; foremost: was first in the class.

5. Music Being highest in pitch or carrying the principal part: first trumpet.

6. Of, relating to, or being the transmission gear or corresponding gear ratio used to produce the range of lowest drive speeds in a motor vehicle.

7. Of, related to, or being a member of the U.S. president's household: first daughter Amy Carter.

adv.

1. Before or above all others in time, order, rank, or importance: arrived first; forgot to light the oven first.

2. For the first time.

3. Rather; preferably: would die first.

4. In the first place; to begin with. See Usage Note at firstly.

Idiom:

first off/thing

From the start; immediately: Why wasn't I told first off? When I get to work, I have to call my lawyer first thing.

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[Middle English, from Old English fyrst; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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first

Adjective

1. earliest in time or order

2. rated, graded, or ranked above all other levels: the First Lord of the Admiralty

3. denoting the lowest forward gear in a motor vehicle

4. Music denoting the highest voice part in a chorus or one of the sections of an orchestra: the first violin

Noun

1. the person or thing coming before all others

2. the beginning or outset

3. Education chiefly Brit an honours degree of the highest class

4. the lowest forward gear in a motor vehicle

Adverb

1. before anything else: I would advise you to try surgery first

2. for the first time: this story first came to public attention in January 1984 [Old English fyrest]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	first - the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first" number one former - the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today" rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	2.	first - the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month" number 1, number one no., ordinal, ordinal number - the number designating place in an ordered sequence
	3.	first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" offset, outset, showtime, commencement, get-go, starting time, beginning, kickoff, start birth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age" incipience, incipiency - beginning to exist or to be apparent; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency" point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" starting point, terminus a quo - earliest limiting point threshold - the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"
	4.	first - the 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) first base position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" baseball team - a team that plays baseball
	5.	first - an honours degree of the highest class first-class honours degree honours, honours degree - a university degree with honors double first - a first-class honours degree in two subjects Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	6.	first - the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving first gear, low gear, low auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" gear mechanism, gear - a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Adj.	1.	first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "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" front - relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch" early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind" primary - of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest" last - coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"
	2.	first - indicating the beginning unit in a series 1st ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
	3.	first - serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" initiative, initiatory, maiden, inaugural opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"
	4.	first - serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse" beginning opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"
	5.	first - ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" foremost, world-class 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"
	6.	first - highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner second - a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"
Adv.	1.	first - before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" first of all, first off, firstly, foremost
	2.	first - the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake" for the first time
	3.	first - before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
	4.	first - prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" foremost

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first

adjective 1. earliest, initial, opening, introductory, original, maiden, primitive, primordial, primeval, pristine

adjective 2. top, best, winning, premier

adjective 3. elementary, key, basic, primary, fundamental, cardinal, rudimentary, elemental

adjective 4. foremost, highest, greatest, leading, head, ruling, chief, prime, supreme, principal, paramount, overriding, pre-eminent

noun 5. novelty, innovation, originality, new experience

adverb 6. to begin with, firstly, initially, at the beginning, in the first place, beforehand, to start with, at the outset, before all else from the first start, beginning, outset, the very beginning, introduction, starting point, inception, commencement, the word `go' (informal)

Translations

first [fəːst] adj → primero

adv (= before others) → primero;

(when listing reasons etc) → en primer lugar, primeramente

n (person) (in race) → primero/a;

(AUT) (also: first gear) → primera;

at first → al principio;

first of all → ante todo;

the first of January → el uno or primero de enero;

in the first instance → en primer lugar;

I'll do it first thing tomorrow → lo haré mañana a primera hora;

for the first time → por primera vez;

head first → de cabeza;

from the (very) first → desde el principio

first [fəːst] adj → premier/ière

adv (= before other people) → le premier, la première (= before other things); en premier, d'abord (= when listing reasons etc); en premier lieu, premièrement (= in the beginning); au début

n (= person) (in race) → premier/ière;

(Brit) (Scol) → mention f très bien;

(Aut) → première f;

the first of January → le premier janvier;

at first → au commencement, au début;

first of all → tout d'abord, pour commencer;

in the first instance → en premier lieu;

I'll do it first thing tomorrow → je le ferai tout de suite demain matin

first [fəːst] adj → erste(r, s)

adv → als Erste(r, s);

(before other things) → zuerst;

(when listing reasons etc) → erstens;

(for the first time) → zum ersten Mal

n → Erste(r, s);

(Aut) (also: first gear) → der erste Gang;

(Brit) (Scol) → Eins f;

the first of January → der erste Januar;

at first → zuerst, zunächst;

first of all → vor allem;

in the first instance → zuerst or zunächst einmal;

I'll do it first thing (tomorrow) → ich werde es (morgen) als Erstes tun;

from the very first → gleich von Anfang an

first [fəːst] adj → primo/a

adv (= before others) → il primo, la prima (= before other things); per primo (= for the first time); per la prima volta;

(when listing reasons etc) → per prima cosa

n (= person) (in race) → primo/a;

(BRIT ) (SCOL) → laurea con lode;

(AUT) → prima;

at first → dapprima, all'inizio;

first of all → prima di tutto;

in the first instance → prima di tutto, in primo luogo;

I'll do it first thing tomorrow → lo farò per prima cosa domani;

from the (very) first → fin dall'inizio, fin dal primo momento;

the first of January → il primo (di) gennaio

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first

adjectiv / adv first [fəːst]

before all others in place, time or rank the first person to arrive; The boy spoke first.eersteالأوَّلпръвprvníførste; førsterst, zuerstπρώτοςprimeroesimene, esimesenaاولensimmäinen, ensiksipremier, premièreרִאשוֹןप्रथम, पहलाprvi, na prvom mjestuelsőpertamafyrsturprimo最初の[]처음의, 첫번째의pirmaspirmaispertamaeerstførst, som nummer én/den første(jako) pierwszyprimeiroprimulпервыйprvýprviprviförst, förstaเป็นอันดับที่หนึ่งilk第一першийمقام میں سب سے پہلےthứ nhất; đầu tiên第一

adv

before doing anything else `Shall we eat now?' `Wash your hands first!eersأوَّلاпървоnejdříveførstzuerstπρώταprimerokõigepealtابتداensind'abordקוֹדֶםआरम्भ मेंponajprije, prvoelőször (is)lebih duluá undanprimaまず最初に !맨 처음, 첫째로, 무엇보다 먼저pirma, pirmiausiapirmkārt; vispirmsdahulueerstførstnajpierwprimeiromai întâiсперваnajskôrnajprejnajpreförstเป็นอันดับแรก ก่อนทำสิ่งอื่นönce先спершу, спочаткуکچھ بھی کرنے سے قبلtrước hết先

n

the person, animal etc that does something before any other person, animal etc the first to arrive.eersteالأوَّلпървенецprvníførsteder/die/das Ersteπρώτοςprimeroesimeneاولینensimmäinenpremier/-ièreהַרִאשוֹןप्रथम, पहलाprvi (najbolji) ucenik, osoba...az elsőyang pertamafyrsturprimo最初のもの첫 번째의 것pirmasispirmaispertamade eersteden førstepierwszyprimeiroprimul, primaпервый (человек и т.п.)prvýprviprviförsta, försteคนหรือสัตว์ที่มาก่อนคนอื่นilk kişi/şey, birinci kişi/şey首先той, хто першийکوئی شخص یا جانور جو سب سے پہلے کچھ کرےngười đầu tiên; vật đầu tiên首先

adv ˈfirstly

in the first place I have three reasons for not going – firstly, it's cold, secondly, I'm tired, and thirdly, I don't want to!eerstensأولاна първо мястоza prvéfor det førsteerstensπρώτον, κατ' αρχήνen primer lugaresiteksاولاًensinnäkinen premier lieuרֵאשִיתपहलेprvo, prije svega, ponajprijeelőszörpertamaí fyrsta lagiin primo luogo第一に첫째로, 우선pirmapirmkārtyang pertamaten eerstefor det førstepo pierwszeprimeiroîn primul rândво-первыхpo prvéprvičnajpreför det förstaอันดับแรกbirincisi第一по-першеپہلی باتthứ nhất第一

also adj first aid

first-aid treatment. eerstehulpمُساعَدَه أوَّلِيَّهпърва помощprvní pomocførstehjælpErste Hilfeπρώτες βοήθειεςprimeros auxiliosesmaabiکمک های اولیهensiapupremiers soinsעֶזרָה רִאשוֹנָהप्राथमिक चिकित्साprva pomoćelsősegélypertolongan pertamahjálp í viðlögum, skyndihjálppronto soccorso応急手当응급 처치pirmoji pagalbapirmā palīdzība; pirmās palīdzības-bantuan kecemasaneerste hulpførstehjelppierwsza pomocprimeiros socorrosprim ajutorпервая помощьprvá pomocprva pomočprva pomoćförsta hjälpenอุปกรณ์, การรักษาผู้ป่วยilk yardım急救перша допомога; швидка допомогаمریض یا زخمی کی پہلی طبی امدادsự sơ cứu急救

adjectiv / n ˈfirst-born

(one's) oldest (child). eersgeboreneالبِكْرпървороденprvorozenýførstefødterstgeboren, der/die/das Erstgeboreneπρωτότοκοςprimogénitoesiklapsبزرگترesikoinenpremier-néבְּכוֹרपहली संतानprvorodeni (dijete); prvorođenacelsőszülöttsulungfrumgetinn, elsturprimogenito最初に生まれた맨 먼저 태어난; 첫째 아이, 맏이pirmagimispirmdzimtaisanak pertamaeerstgeborenførstefødtpierworodnyprimogénitoprimul născutпервенецprvorodený, -áprvorojen(ec)prvorođeniförstföddเกี่ยวกับคนหัวปีilk doğan; ilk çocuk最年長的(孩子)первістокپہلا بچہđầu lòng; cả最年长的（孩子）

adj ˌfirst-ˈclass

1 of the best quality a first-class hotel.eersteklasدَرَجَه أولىпървокласенprvotřídníførsteklasses; top-erstklassigπρώτης κατηγορίαςde primera claseesmaklassilineدرجه یکensiluokkainende première classeמַחלָקָה רִאשוֹנָהपहला दर्जाnajboljielső osztályúterbaikfyrsta flokksdi prima classe一流の일류의pirmaklasis, aukščiausios klasėspirmšķirīgskelas pertamaeersteklasførsteklasses, på/av første klassenajlepszej jakościde primeira classe(de) clasa întâiпервоклассныйprvotriednyprvovrstenprvoklasanförsta klassensชั้นเยี่ยมbirinci sınıf第一流的першокласний, першоряднийعمدہ قسم کاhạng nhất第一流的

2 very good This food is first-class!eersteklasمُمتاز، درجَه أولىотличенprvotřídníførsteklasses; i top; uovertruffenausgezeichnetπρώτης τάξηςde primera calidad, excelenteeriti heaعالیerinomainende première qualitéמְעוּלֶהबहुत अच्छाodlicanelsőrendűlezatfyrsta flokks, fyrirtaksdi prima qualitàすばらしい매우 좋은aukščiausios kokybės, geriausiaslieliskssangat sedapeersteklasførsteklassespierwszorzędnyexcelente(de) cali­tatea întâiпревосходныйprvotriednyprvovrstensjajanförstklassigเยี่ยมมากçok güzel, mükemmel極好的першокласнийبہت اچھاrất ngon; rất tốt极好的

3 (for) travelling in the best and most expensive part of the train, plane, ship etc a first-class passenger ticket; (also adverb ) She always travels first-class.eersteklasدَرَجَه أولىпърва класаv první tříděførsteklasses-; på første klasseerster Klasseπρώτη θέσηde primera claseesimese(s) klassi(s)درجه یکensimmäisen luokanen première classeמַחלָקָה רִאשוֹנָהपहला दर्जाprvorazredan, najboljielső osztályúkelas satufyrsta farrÿmiin prima classe１等の일등석[]의; 일등석[]으로pirmoji klasė(par ceļošanu) pirmās klases-; pirmajā klasēkelas pertamaeersteklasførste klassepierwszej klasyde primeira classe(de) la clasa întâiпервого классаprvá triedav prvem razreduprva klasaförstaklass-, första klassตั๋วสำหรับเดินทางbirinci mevki頭等車/艙такий, що належить до першого класуریل، جہاز وغیرہ کے سب سے بہترین حصے میں سفر کرناhạng nhất头等车（舱）

adjectiv / adv ˌfirst-ˈhand

(of a story, description etc) obtained directly, not through various other people a first-hand account; I heard the story first-hand.eerstehandsمُباشِر، دون وَسيطот първа ръкаz první rukyførstehånds-; på første håndaus erster Handαπό πρώτο χέριdirecto, personal; directamente, personalmente; de primera manovahetu(lt)دست اولensi kädende première mainמִמָקוֹר רִאשוֹןस्वत:, प्रत्यक्षiz prve rukeelső kézből (való)secara langsungmilliliðalaus; frá fyrstu hendidi prima mano直接の[]직접적인; 직접iš pirmųjų lūpųtieši; no pirmavotaorang yang pertamauit de eerste handførstehånds-, på første håndz pierwszej rękiem primeira mãodirect (de la sursă)(полученный) из первых рукz prvej rukyiz prve rokeiz prve rukeförstahands-, i första hand, direktโดยตรง (ประสบการณ์)ilk elden, kaynağından直接的/地з перших рукجس کا براہ راست تجربہ ہوا ہوmắt thấy tai nghe直接的（地）

adj ˌfirst-ˈrate

of the best quality She is a first-rate architect.eersteklas; eersterangsرائِع، مِن الطِّراز الأوَّلпървокачественprvotřídníførsterangs-ausgezeichnetπρώτης τάξηςestupendoesmajärgulineتراز اولensiluokkainenexcellentמְעוּלֶהअति उत्तमprvorazredanelső osztályúterbaikfyrsta flokks, afbragðs-di prim'ordine一流の일류의, 최상의aukščiausios klasėspirmšķirīgsterbaikuitstekendtipp topp, førsteklassespierwszorzędnyexcelentede primă mână, exce­lentпервоклассныйprvotriednyprvovrstenprvoklasniförstklassig, primaชั้นหนึ่งbirinci sınıf第一流的першоряднийاول درجے کاthượng hạng第一流的

at first

at the beginning At first I didn't like him.eers; aanvanklikفي البِدايَهпървоначалноz počátkuførst; i begyndelsenzuerstστην αρχήal principioalgulدر ابتداaluksiau débutבַּהָתחָלָהप्रारंभ मेंspocetka, isprvaelőször, kezdetbenmula-mulatil að byrja meðall'inizio最初は처음에iš pradžiųvispirmspada mulanyain het begini begynnelsen, til å begynne medna początkuno começola începutсначалаzo začiatkunajpreju početkuförstตั้งแต่ตอนแรกilkin, ilk önce起先спочаткуشروع میںlúc đầu; ban đầu起先

at first hand

obtained etc directly I was able to acquire information at first hand.eerstehandsمُباشَرةً، بدون وَسيطот източникаz první rukypå første håndaus erster Handαπό πρώτο χέριde primera manootsesest allikastبی واسطهensi kädende première mainמִמָקוֹר רִאשוֹןस्वत:, प्रत्यक्षdirektno, iz prve rukeelső kézbőlsecara langsungmilliliðalausdirettamente直接に직접iš pirmųjų lūpų, iškartno pirmavotasecara langsunguit de eerste handpå første håndz pierwszej rękiem primeira mãodirect (de la sursă)из первых рукz prvej rukyiz prve rokeiz prve rukedirektได้มาโดยตรงdoğrudan, kaynağından直接地з перших рукبراہ راستtrực tiếp直接地

first and foremost

first of all. allereersأوَّلا وقَبل كل شَيءпреди всичкоpředevšímførst og fremmest; frem for altzu allererstπρώτο και κύριοantes que nadaeeskättاولین و مهم ترینkaikkein ensimmäiseksien tout premier lieuבָּראש וּבַרִאשוֹנָהसर्वप्रथमprije svegamindenekelőttpertama sekalifyrst og fremstsoprattuttoまず第一に무엇보다 먼저pirmiausiapirmām kārtāmpertama sekalibovenalførst og fremstprzede wszystkimantes de tudoîn primul (şi în primul) rândпрежде всегоpredovšetkýmna prvem mestuprvo i najvažnijeförstก่อนอื่นher şeyden önce首先насампередسب سے پہلےđầu tiên và chủ yếu首先

first of all

to begin with; the most important thing is First of all, let's clear up the mess; First of all, the scheme is impossible – secondly, we can't afford it.eerstensأولا، بدايَةًнай-напредpředevšímfor det første; først og fremmestzu allererstπρώτ'απ' όλα, κατ' αρχήνen primer lugarkõigepealtقبل از همهensinnäkintout d'abordקוֹדֶם כּולसर्वप्रथमprije svega, ponajprijeelsősorbanterpenting, pertama-tamaí fyrsta lagiprima di tuttoまず最初に먼저, 우선pirmiausiavispirmspertama-tamaom te beginnenfor det førsteprzede wszystkimantes de tudoîn primul rândв первую очередьpredovšetkýmnajprejpre svegaallra först, först och främstเป็นอย่างแรกönce, ilk önce首先насампередسب سے پہلےtrước hết首先