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- pronunciation:
- fuhrst
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, noun
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adjective |
| definition: |
When something is first, it is before all others. When you are the first person to get to the party, it means that you are the one who gets to the party before everyone else.
My teacher is always the first person to enter the classroom every morning.
- synonyms:
- earliest, initial, main, original, primary, prime, principal
- similar words:
- chief, supreme, top
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| related words: |
early, head, original, prime, primitive, principal |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
When you get home first, it means that you get home before anyone else does.
I wanted to sit at the back of the bus, but the older kids got there first.- antonyms:
- finally, last
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| definition 2: |
When you do something first, you do it before you do other things.
Before we start baking, we should read the recipe first.We can have lunch now, but my mom says we have to wash our hands first.- synonyms:
- initially
- similar words:
- early
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
The first is the person or thing that comes before all others in a series. If you were the first of all your friends to see the new science fiction movie, it means you saw it before anyone else saw it.
My grandfather was the first of all his family to finish high school.George Washington is the first of the American presidents.- antonyms:
- last
- similar words:
- original
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| definition 2: |
The first is the beginning. If you liked your friend from the first, it means that you liked your friend from the beginning, or from the time you met.
We loved the littlest puppy from the first.- synonyms:
- beginning, start
- similar words:
- birth
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| related words: |
best |
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