FIRST

FIRST 1 syllable

A1 · Beginner 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 8 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

noun
  1. the first or highest in an ordering or series
  2. the first element in a countable series
  3. the time at which something is supposed to begin
  4. 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)

💬 Examples

  • "He wanted to be the first"
  • "the first of the month"
  • "they got an early start"
  • "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

🔗 Similar words

number_onenumber_1beginningcommencementoutsetget-go
adjective
  1. preceding all others in time or space or degree
  2. indicating the beginning unit in a series
  3. serving to set in motion
  4. serving to begin

💬 Examples

  • "the first house on the right"
  • "the first day of spring"
  • "the magazine's inaugural issue"
  • "the initiative phase in the negotiations"

🔗 Similar words

1stinauguralinitiativeinitiatorymaidenbeginning(a)
adverb
  1. before anything else
  2. the initial time
  3. before another in time, space, or importance
  4. prominently forward

💬 Examples

  • "first we must consider the garter snake"
  • "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
  • "I was here first"
  • "let's do this job first"

🔗 Similar words

firstlyforemostfirst_of_allfirst_off
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