first
first
fɜrst
fērst
/ˈfɜːst/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "first"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ

(of a person) coming or acting before any other person
first definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She became the first woman to win the award.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāϟāĻŋ

(of a thing) coming before everything else in a series or sequence
first definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I learned my first English words from a cartoon.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ⧁āύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
02

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•

not happened, made, or experienced before now
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her first day at the new job was filled with excitement and nerves.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āύāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϤ⧇ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ

taking priority over all others
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's first goal is to improve customer satisfaction through better service.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻšāϞ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ• āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤
04

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ

referring to a title or position indicating that someone holds a high rank or authority within an organization or group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the first mate, he was responsible for helping the ship ’s captain navigate through the storm.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āύāϕ⧇ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ­āĻŋāϗ⧇āϟ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ

(of musicians or singers) referring to the highest or leading part in a group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The first violinist plays a crucial role in leading the orchestra during performances.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦ⧇āĻšāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻž āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§‡, āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇

before anything or anyone else in time, order, or importance
first definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When serving meals, it 's polite to offer guests food first before helping yourself.
āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĨ¤
1.1

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§‡, āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇

before any other action or event takes place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let ’s have breakfast first, then we can start packing for the trip.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§‡ āύāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŋ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
02

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§‡, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁āϤ⧇

used to refer to the initial moment or occasion when something happens or is experienced
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She felt a spark the moment she first saw him across the room.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻ“āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĢ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§‡, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻœā§‡āϟ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

used to introduce the initial point or statement in a sequence of ideas or arguments
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let ’s start with the agenda; first, we ’ll address the sales report.
āφāϏ⧁āύ āĻāĻœā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ; āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§‡, āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§‡, āĻŦāϰāĻ‚

used to indicate one's preference to one option in comparison to another, often to express a strong rejection of a suggestion or alternative
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ’d fail the exam first before cheating to pass it.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§‡ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϰ, āύāϤ⧁āύāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ

an event or action that has never occurred or been done previously
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Wow, you ’re cooking dinner tonight? That ’s a first!
āĻŦāĻžāĻš, āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āφāϜ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›? āĻāϟāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϰ!
02

āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁, āφāϰāĻŽā§āĻ­

the starting point or initial moment when something begins
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We missed the first of the movie because we arrived late.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦ⧇āϏ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦ⧇āϏ

the initial base in baseball that a player runs to after hitting the ball
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The runner barely made it to first before the throw arrived.
āĻĨā§āϰ⧋ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇āχ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦ⧇āϏ⧇勉åŧē āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ

the lowest gear in a vehicle or bicycle, used when starting or moving at very slow speeds
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You should always start in first when pulling away from a stop.
āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻĒ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϟāĻžāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻŖā§€, āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāύ

the highest academic grade awarded in a British university degree
Dialectbritish flagBritish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was thrilled to receive a first in his engineering degree.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ, āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ

the top ranking or winning position in a competition or match
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team secured first in the championship after a flawless season.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻŽā§ŒāϏ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ

the top-tier team of a sports club, often composed of the top players
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After his impressive performance, he was promoted to the firsts.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāϞ⧇ āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧀āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
the first
the
ðə
dhē
first
fɜ:st
fēst
/ðə fˈɜːst/
01

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāϟāĻŋ

used to refer to the initial person, thing, or occurrence in a sequence or group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
My passport was the first to be processed and delivered.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϏāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāϟāĻŋ

used to refer to the initial instance of experiencing, hearing, or becoming aware of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You ’ve never tried sushi before? That ’s a first for me!
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āϏ⧁āĻļāĻŋ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāύāĻŋ? āĻāϟāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ!

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

firstly
first
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