first

A1
Pronunciation
/fɪrst/
/fɜːst/
/fɝst/
Noun
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

The person or thing in the first position.

Example Sentences
  • He was the first to complete the course.
2 Definition

The first gear of an engine.

3 Definition

Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.

Example Sentences
  • This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.
4 Definition

First base

Example Sentences
  • There was a close play at first.
5 Definition

A first-class honours degree.

6 Definition

A first-edition copy of some publication.

7 Definition

A fraction of an integer ending in one.

Example Sentences
  • one forty-first of the estate
8 Definition

Time; time granted; respite.

Adjective
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

Example Sentences
  • I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.
2 Definition

Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.

Example Sentences
  • Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
Adverb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Before anything else; firstly.

Example Sentences
  • Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook.
2 Definition

For the first time;

Example Sentences
  • I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old.