adjective

first

UK /fɜːst/US /fɝst/

first

ADJECTIVE

Definition of first

1

Happening or coming before all other similar things or people.

Example: I don't like the job much at first.

1

The most important or best.

Example: Your first duty is to your family.

2

Before anyone/anything else.

Example: She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician.

3

For the first time.

Example: I first went to Japan in 1994.

4

At first.

Example: When we were first married, everything was wonderful.

first

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Examples of first

1

I don't like the job much at first.

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2

She always puts her children first.

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3

Your first duty is to your family.

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4

She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician.

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5

He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer.

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