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Definitions for foremost
ˈfɔrˌmoʊst, -məst, ˈfoʊr-fore·most
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Princeton's WordNet
first, foremost, world-classadjective
ranking above all others
"was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
foremost, frontmostadjective
preceding all others in spatial position
"the foremost compartment of the ship"
foremostadverb
situated closest to the bow
"the foremost compartment of the ship"
foremost, firstadverb
prominently forward
"he put his best foot foremost"
first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first offadverb
before anything else
"first we must consider the garter snake"
Wiktionary
foremostadverb
in front
foremostadverb
prominently forward
foremostadjective
first, either in time or in space
foremostadjective
of a higher rank or position; paramount
foremostadjective
closest to the bow
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Foremostadjective
Etymology: from fore.
Our women in the foremost ranks appear;
March to the fight, and meet your mistress there. Dryden.I stand astonish’d! what, the bold Sempronius,
That still broke foremost through the crowd of patriots,
As with a hurricane of zeal transported,
And virtuous ev’n to madness! Joseph Addison, Cato.All three were set among the foremost ranks of fame, for great minds to attempt, and great force to perform what they did attempt. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
These ride foremost in the field,
As they the foremost rank of honour held. Dryden.
Webster Dictionary
Foremostadjective
first in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army
Etymology: [OE. formest first, AS. formest, fyrmest, superl. of forma first, which is a superl. fr. fore fore; cf. Goth. frumist, fruma, first. See Fore, adv., and cf. First, Former, Frame, v. t., Prime, a.]
Freebase
Foremost
Foremost is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 106 km south-west of Medicine Hat, along the Red Coat Trail, in Forty Mile County. Foremost has a strong agriculture industry. Recreation facilities include an ice arena, swimming pool, curling rink, ice fishing, and ball diamonds. Every June the residents hold a parade, rodeo and tough truck competition. Hockey is a big sport in Foremost. The local team is called the Foremost Flyers. They have multiple provincial and regional titles. The school has a long history of winning sports teams. The Foremost Falcons and Forettes have won many provincial titles in basketball, volleyball, track and field and cross country running. The village also has a strong arts community presenting community theatre as well as a school dramatic department.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Foremost
fōr′mōst, adj. first in place: most advanced: first in rank or dignity. [A.S. forma, first, superl. of fore, and superl. suffix -st. It is therefore a double superl.; the old and correct form was formest, which was wrongly divided for-mest instead of form-est, and the final -mest was mistaken for -most.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
foremost
Anything which is nearer to the head of a ship than another.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of foremost in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of foremost in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of foremost in a Sentence
First and foremost, 23 years ago today, Bobbi Kristina was born. Krissy will always live in my heart and soul, i love my baby girl.
First and foremost, Stacey Abrams's an African American woman running for governor in Georgia. That speaks for itself, i also think.
Finance Minister Michel Sapin:
First and foremost we must be firm, doing otherwise would be wrong with respect to (other) labor unions, most of whom support the text.
First and foremost, the good people of Pennsylvania have a right to both be safe in their communities and also to feel safe in their communities, we have a number of ways we're going to do that. First, as governor, I am going to hire more than 2,000 police officers for the Commonwealth. We have too many areas that don't have adequate policing.
Meditation should be the foremost technology of the 21st century; the technology of reprogramming the non-spatial universal computer.
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