First
/fɪrst/
The meaning and definition of First, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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The person or thing in the first position.
“He was the first to complete the course.”
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Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
“This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.”
adjective
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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.”
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Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
“Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.”
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