first
noun, adjective, adverb
How to pronounce first?
The word first sounds like first
/fɜrst/
What is the definition of first?
nounthe 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)
adjectiveindicating the beginning unit in a series
adjectiveserving to set in motion
Examples
- his first (or maiden) speech in Congress
adjectiveserving to begin
Examples
- the first verse
nounthe time at which something is supposed to begin
adjectiveranking above all others
Examples
- was first in her class
adverbprominently forward
nounthe lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
nounthe first element in a countable series
Examples
- the first of the month
adverbbefore anything else
Examples
- first we must consider the garter snake
nounthe first or highest in an ordering or series
Examples
- He wanted to be the first
nounan honours degree of the highest class
adjectivehighest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
Examples
- first soprano
- the first violin section
- played first horn
adjectivepreceding all others in time or space or degree
Examples
- 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