What does FIRST mean?
Definitions for FIRST
fɜrstfirst
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word FIRST.
Princeton's WordNet
first, number onenoun
the first or highest in an ordering or series
"He wanted to be the first"
first, number one, number 1noun
the first element in a countable series
"the first of the month"
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offsetnoun
the time at which something is supposed to begin
"they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
first base, firstnoun
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-class honours degreenoun
an honours degree of the highest class
first gear, first, low gear, lowadjective
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
firstadjective
preceding all others in time or space or degree
"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, 1stadjective
indicating the beginning unit in a series
inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maidenadjective
serving to set in motion
"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"
beginning(a), firstadjective
serving to begin
"the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
first, foremost, world-classadjective
ranking above all others
"was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
firstadverb
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
"first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first offadverb
before anything else
"first we must consider the garter snake"
first, for the first timeadverb
the initial time
"when Felix first saw a garter snake"
firstadverb
before another in time, space, or importance
"I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
foremost, firstadverb
prominently forward
"he put his best foot foremost"
Wiktionary
firstnoun
The person or thing in the first position.
He was the first to complete the course.
firstnoun
The first gear of an engine.
first
Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.
first
first base
There was a close play at first.
first
A first-class honours degree.
first
A first-edition copy of some publication.
first
A fraction of an integer ending in one. Oneth.
One forty-first of the estate.
firstnoun
Time; time granted; respite.
firstadverb
Before anything else; firstly.
firstadjective
Having no predecessor. The ordinal number corresponding to one.
Firstadjective
Of or pertaining to the executive of a particular nation or state.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FIRSTadjective
Etymology: first, Saxon.
Thy air,
Thou other gold-bound brow, is like the first.
—— A third is like the former. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.In the six hundreth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth. Gen. viii. 13.
Arms and the man I sing, the first who bore
His course to Latium from the Trojan shore. Æn.The first covenant had also ordinances of divine service. Heb. ix. i.
I find, quoth Mat, reproof is vain!
Who first offend, will first complain. Matthew Prior.Three presidents, of whom Daniel was first. Dan.
First with the dogs, and king among the squires. Spect.
My first son,
Where will you go? Take good Cominius
With thee. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Firstadverb
He, not unmindful of his usual art,
First in dissembled fire attempts to part;
Then roaring beasts and running streams he tries. Dryden.Thy praise, and thine was then the publick voice,
First recommended Guiscard to my choice. Dryden.Heav’n, sure, has kept this spot of earth uncurst,
To shew how all things were created first. Matthew Prior.First, metals are more durable than plants; secondly, they are more solid and hard; thirdly, they are wholly subterraneous; whereas plants are part above earth, and part under the earth. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 603.
At first the silent venom slid with ease,
And seiz’d her cooler senses by degrees. John Dryden, Æn.Excepting fish and insects, there are very few or no creatures that can provide for themselves at first, without the assistance of parents. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
But sure a general doom on man is past,
And all are fools and lovers first or last. Dryden.
Wikipedia
First
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1).
ChatGPT
first
First has several definitions depending on the context: 1. Adjective: Coming before all others in time, order, importance, or significance. Example: "This is my first time visiting New York City." 2. Adverb: Before anything else or before doing anything else. Example: "I will first finish my homework, then watch a movie." 3. Noun: The person or thing that comes before all others in time, order, or importance. Example: "She crossed the finish line first in the race." 4. Prefix: Denoting something that is before all others in time, order, or importance. Example: "The firstborn child." Overall, "first" implies being at the front, beginning, or initial position in a sequence or hierarchy.
Webster Dictionary
Firstadjective
preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign
Firstadjective
foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others
Firstadjective
most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece
Firstadverb
before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles
Firstnoun
the upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preeminence in the combined effect
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
First
fėrst, adj. foremost: preceding all others in place, time, or degree: most eminent: chief.—adv. before anything else, in time, space, rank, &c.—adjs. First′-begot′ten, begotten or born first: eldest; First′-born, born first.—n. the first in the order of birth: the eldest child.—adj. First′-class, of the first class, rank, or quality.—ns. First′-day, Sunday; First′-floor (see Floor); First′-foot (Scot.), the first person to enter a house after the beginning of the new year; First′-fruit, First′-fruits, the fruits first gathered in a season: the first profits or effects of anything, bishoprics, benefices, &c.—adj. First′-hand, obtained without the intervention of a second party.—n. First′ling, the first produce or offspring, esp. of animals.—adv. First′ly, in the first place.—adjs. First′-rate, of the first or highest rate or excellence: pre-eminent in quality, size, or estimation; First′-wa′ter, the first or highest quality, purest lustre—of diamonds and pearls. [A.S. fyrst; the superl. of fore by adding -st.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
first
The appellation of the senior lieutenant; also, senior lieutenant of marines, and first captain of a gun.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FIRST
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, First is ranked #20971 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The First surname appeared 1,255 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname First.
85.5% or 1,074 total occurrences were White.
7.6% or 96 total occurrences were Black.
3.3% or 42 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
2% or 26 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'FIRST' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #79
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'FIRST' in Written Corpus Frequency: #146
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Anagrams for FIRST »
frist
rifts
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of FIRST in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of FIRST in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of FIRST in a Sentence
I gave up so much to time with my daughter and my family and put everything on court for this moment, physically I'm doing great, it hasn't been easy, I sacrificed so much to be at this event. I'm going to continue to get better. I had such a wonderful performance in my first Grand Slam back.
People have, in their own separate bailiwicks, found different parts of the elephant, but this is the first place where everybody gets together and says,' This is the whole elephant.'.
We are particularly happy to be the first ones in time to obtain the freezing injunction against Mr Bouvier in the potential race with other victims of the alleged fraud and thus guarantee the priority over the assets seized to our clients, we anticipate similar measures to be taken by courts in other jurisdictions shortly.
It is reasonable to expect many are victims of trafficking, if not outright slavery, but for the first time in possibly several years their feet are touching dry land and there is a real possibility for them to go home, once we and the authorities locate and process them.
There are other ways to teach First Amendment rights without desecrating a flag.
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Translations for FIRST
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- актәиAbkhaz
- eersteAfrikaans
- አንደኛAmharic
- أولاً, أولى, أول, أَوّلArabic
- birinciAzerbaijani
- пе́ршыBelarusian
- пръв, първо, първенец, началоBulgarian
- প্রথমBengali
- དང་པོ།Tibetan Standard
- kentañBreton
- primerCatalan, Valencian
- хьалхараChechen
- zaprvé, první, prvněCzech
- пӗрремӗшChuvash
- cyntafWelsh
- først, første, forrestDanish
- Erste, erster, erstens, Novum, an erster Stelle, zuerstGerman
- އެއްވަނަDivehi
- πρώτος, πρωτίστως, πρώταGreek
- unuaEsperanto
- primeramente, primero, estreno, primera, para empezarSpanish
- esimeneEstonian
- aurreneko, lehenengoBasque
- نخست, نخستین, یکمین, اولین, یکم, اولPersian
- ykkönen, ensiksi, ensimmäinen, kerta, ensinnäkinFinnish
- fyrst, fyrri, fyrstiFaroese
- premier, premièrement, primo, première, avant tout, en premier lieu, d'abordFrench
- foarst, earstWestern Frisian
- aonú, céadIrish
- ceud, ciad, an toiseachScottish Gaelic
- ypyGuaraní
- પહેલોGujarati
- yn chied, kiedManx
- רִאשׁוֹןHebrew
- पहला, प्रथमHindi
- premyeHaitian Creole
- elsőHungarian
- առաջին, նախArmenian
- primo, primeInterlingua
- pertamaIndonesian
- unesmaIdo
- fyrsturIcelandic
- primo, prima, dapprimaItalian
- ראשוןHebrew
- 第一, 先ず, 初, 最初, 先, 一番目, 初めてJapanese
- პირველიGeorgian
- біріншіKazakh
- ទីមួយKhmer
- ಒಂದನೆಯKannada
- 첫째, 우선Korean
- یهکهمKurdish
- биринчиKyrgyz
- prīmus, prīmum, primisLatin
- éischtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ທີ່ນຶ່ງLao
- pirmas, pirmaLithuanian
- pirmais, pirmāLatvian
- tuatahi, mātāmuaMāori
- прв, најпрвин, најпрво, првоMacedonian
- ഒന്നംMalayalam
- нэгдүгээрMongolian
- पहिलाMarathi
- pertamaMalay
- l-ewwelMaltese
- ပထမBurmese
- origineel, eerste, eerstDutch
- førstNorwegian
- łáaʼii góneʼ, áłtséNavajo, Navaho
- primièrOccitan
- фыццагOssetian, Ossetic
- ਪਹਿਲਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- najpierw, pierwszyPolish
- لومړیPashto, Pushto
- primeiro, primeiraPortuguese
- hukñiqin, ñawpaQuechua
- emprem, emprimRomansh
- primă, primul, primRomanian
- пе́рвый, в пе́рвую о́чередь, во-пе́рвых, пре́жде всего́Russian
- प्रथमSanskrit
- primmu, primuSardinian
- پهريون, پهرِينSindhi
- први, prviSerbo-Croatian
- පළමුSinhala, Sinhalese
- po prvé, prvýSlovak
- pŕviSlovene
- parëAlbanian
- först, förste, första, ettaSwedish
- ya kwanzaSwahili
- முதல்Tamil
- ఒకటవ, మొదటిTelugu
- якум, аввалTajik
- ที่หนึ่ง, เป็นครั้งแรกThai
- ቀዳማይTigrinya
- birinjiTurkmen
- unaTagalog
- ilk, birinciTurkish
- беренчеTatar
- ئاۋۋال, بىرىنچىUyghur, Uighur
- пе́ршийUkrainian
- پہلاUrdu
- birinchiUzbek
- đầu tiên, thứ nhất, cơ bảnVietnamese
- -ey-ininme, prumî, prumireWalloon
- ערשטYiddish
- 第一Chinese
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