Definition of first

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Definition of first

  • 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) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. first base
  • indicating the beginning unit in a series (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. 1st
  • serving to set in motion (adjective)

    Examples

    1. his first (or maiden) speech in Congress

    Synonyms

    1. inaugural
    2. initiative
    3. initiatory
    4. maiden
  • serving to begin (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the first verse

    Synonyms

    1. beginning
  • the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. beginning
    2. commencement
    3. get-go
    4. kickoff
    5. offset
    6. outset
    7. showtime
    8. start
    9. starting time
  • ranking above all others (adjective)

    Examples

    1. was first in her class

    Synonyms

    1. foremost
    2. world-class
  • prominently forward (adverb)

    Synonyms

    1. foremost
  • the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. first gear
    2. low
    3. low gear
  • the first element in a countable series (noun)

    Examples

    1. the first of the month

    Synonyms

    1. number 1
    2. number one
  • before anything else (adverb)

    Examples

    1. first we must consider the garter snake

    Synonyms

    1. first of all
    2. first off
    3. firstly
    4. foremost
  • the first or highest in an ordering or series (noun)

    Examples

    1. He wanted to be the first

    Synonyms

    1. number one
  • an honours degree of the highest class (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. first-class honours degree
  • highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections (adjective)

    Examples

    1. first soprano
    2. the first violin section
    3. played first horn
  • preceding all others in time or space or degree (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the first house on the right
    2. the first day of spring
    3. his first political race
    4. her first baby
    5. the first time
    6. the first meetings of the new party
    7. the first phase of his training

See definition of first in Merriam Webster