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Words with a similar base: first, first-class_honours_degree, first_base, first_gear, first_of_all, first_off, firstly, for_the_first_time

'first'

[first.n.01] as in: the first or highest in an ordering or series

Examples:
He wanted to be the first

'first'

[first.n.02] as in: the first element in a countable series

Examples:
the first of the month

'first'

[beginning.n.02] as in: the time at which something is supposed to begin

Examples:
they got an early start
she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her

'first'

[first_base.n.02] as in: 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)

'first'

[first.n.05] as in: an honours degree of the highest class

'first'

[first_gear.n.01] as in: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

'first'

[first.a.01] as in: preceding 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

'first'

[first.s.01] as in: indicating the beginning unit in a series

'first'

[inaugural.s.01] as in: serving to set in motion

Examples:
the magazine's inaugural issue
the initiative phase in the negotiations
an initiatory step toward a treaty
his first (or maiden) speech in Congress
the liner's maiden voyage

'first'

[beginning.s.01] as in: serving to begin

Examples:
the beginning canto of the poem
the first verse

'first'

[first.s.04] as in: ranking above all others

Examples:
was first in her class
the foremost figure among marine artists
the top graduate

'first'

[first.a.06] as in: highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

Examples:
first soprano
the first violin section
played first horn

'first'

[first.r.01] as in: before anything else

Examples:
first we must consider the garter snake

'first'

[first.r.02] as in: the initial time

Examples:
when Felix first saw a garter snake

'first'

[first.r.03] as in: before another in time, space, or importance

Examples:
I was here first
let's do this job first

'first'

[foremost.r.01] as in: prominently forward

Examples:
he put his best foot foremost

Origins

					first (English)
└── first (Middle English (1100-1500))