First

/fɪrst/

The meaning and definition of First, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. The person or thing in the first position.
    “He was the first to complete the course.”
  2. Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
    “This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.”
adjective
  1. Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
    “I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.”
  2. Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
    “Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.”

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