first
noun
1 first
The first or highest in an ordering or series:
— He wanted to be the first.
synonym: number one.
2 first
The first element in a countable series:
— The first of the month.
synonyms: number 1, number one.
3 first
The time at which something is supposed to begin.
synonyms: beginning, commencement, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time.
Dutch: show Time, aanvang, begin, beginperiode, intrede, inval, opmaat
Polish: początek
4 first
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).
synonym: first base.
5 first
An honours degree of the highest class.
synonym: first-class honours degree.
6 first
The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving.
synonyms: first gear, low, low gear.
Polish: pierwszy bieg
adjective
1 first
Preceding all others in time or space or degree.
2 first
3 first
Serving to set in motion:
— His first (or maiden) speech in Congress.
synonyms: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden.
Roget 66: beginning etc. v.; initial, initiatory, initiative; inceptive, introductory, incipient; proemial†, inaugural; inchoate, inchoative†; ... show more
Polish: inicjacyjny
4 first
Serving to begin:
— The first verse.
synonym: beginning.
5 first
6 first
Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections.
adverb
1 first
Before anything else:
— First we must consider the garter snake.
synonyms: first of all, first off, firstly, foremost.
Roget 66: at the beginning, in the beginning, etc. n.; first, in the first place, imprimis [Lat.], first and foremost; in limine [Lat.]; in the bud, in embryo, in its infancy; from the beginning, from its birth; ... show more
2 first
The initial time.
3 first
Before another in time, space, or importance.
4 first
Prominently forward.
synonym: foremost.
Moby thesaurus: ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, ahead, alpha, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, arch, at first, at the start, banner, basic, before, before everything, beforehand, beginning, blue ribbon, breaking-in, by choice ... show more.
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