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Definitions for First

[1] being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
[2] Music . highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: first alto; first horn.
[3] Automotive . low1(def 31) .
[4] (often initial capital letter ) being a member of the household or an intimate acquaintance of the president of the U.S. or of the governor of a state: the First Lady; Checkers, the first dog.
[5] before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc.
[6] before some other thing, event, etc.: If you're going, phone first.
[7] for the first time: She first visited Atlanta in 1980.
[8] in preference to something else; rather; sooner: I'd die first.
[9] in the first place; firstly.
[10] the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
[11] the beginning.
[12] the first part; first member of a series.
[13] Music . the voice or instrument that takes the highest or chief part in its class, especially in an orchestra or chorus. a leader of a part or group of performers.
[14] Automotive . low gear; first gear: She shifted into first and drove off.
[15] the winning position or rank in a race or other competition.
[16] Baseball . first base.
[17] Usually firsts. Commerce . a product or goods of the first or highest quality. goods produced according to specifications, without visible flaws. Compare second1(def 23) , third(def 12) .
[18] British University . first-class honors. Compare class(def 18) . a person who has won such honors.
[19] first and last , everything considered; above all else; altogether: First and last, it is important to know oneself.
[20] first off , Informal . at the outset; immediately: He wanted to know first off why he hadn't been notified.
[21] first thing , before anything else; at once; promptly: I'll call you first thing when I arrive.
[22] coming before all others; earliest, best, or foremost (as noun ) I was the first to arrive
[23] preceding all others in numbering or counting order; the ordinal number of one . Often written: 1st
[24] rated, graded, or ranked above all other levels
[25] denoting the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle
[26] music denoting the highest part assigned to one of the voice parts in a chorus or one of the sections of an orchestra first soprano ; the first violins denoting the principal player in a specific orchestral section he plays first horn
[27] first thing as the first action of the day I'll see you first thing tomorrow
[28] first things first things must be done in order of priority
[29] the first thing (in negative constructions) even one thing he doesn't know the first thing about me
[30] the beginning; outset I knew you were a rogue from the first ; I couldn't see at first because of the mist
[31] education , mainly British an honours degree of the highest class Full term: first-class honours degree
[32] something which has not occurred before a first for the company
[33] the lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle; low gear
[34] music the highest part in a particular section of a chorus or orchestra the instrument or voice taking such a part the chief or leading player in a section of an orchestra; principal
[35] music a rare word for prime (def. 11)
[36] before anything else in order, time, preference, importance, etc do this first ; first, remove the head and tail of the fish
[37] first and last on the whole; overall
[38] from first to last throughout
[39] for the first time I've loved you since I first saw you
[40] (sentence modifier) in the first place or beginning of a series of actions first I want to talk about criminality

Words related to First

early, initially, originally, prime, antecedent, head, premier, fundamental, opening, leading, initial, primary, least, inaugural, pioneer, aboriginal, cardinal, key, basic, front

Words nearby First

firn, firn line, firnification, firozabad, firry, first, first aid, first amendment, first and foremost, first and last, first axiom of countability

Origin of First

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fyr(e)st (see fore1, -est1); cognate with German Fürst prince

Other words from First

first·ness , adjective
first n.

Word origin for First

Old English fyrest ; related to Old Saxon furist , Old Norse fyrstr , German Fürst prince, one who is first in rank

Synonyms for First

early, aboriginal, antecedent, anterior, basic, beginning, cardinal, front, fundamental, head, inaugural, initial, key, leading, least, opening, original, pioneer, premier, primary, prime, primitive, ahead, elementary, first off, headmost, in the beginning, inceptive, incipient, introductory, lead off, number one, numero uno, primeval, primogenial, primordial, pristine, right up front, rudimentary, slightest, smallest