first
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/fɜːst/US /fɝst/first
ADJECTIVEDefinition of first
Happening or coming before all other similar things or people.
Example: I don't like the job much at first.
The most important or best.
Example: Your first duty is to your family.
Before anyone/anything else.
Example: She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician.
For the first time.
Example: I first went to Japan in 1994.
At first.
Example: When we were first married, everything was wonderful.
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EXAMPLESExamples of first
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I don't like the job much at first.
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She always puts her children first.
Example sentence3
Your first duty is to your family.
Example sentence4
She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician.
Example sentence5
He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer.
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