first
/fɪrst//fɜːst//fɝst/noun
Definitions
The person or thing in the first position.
Example: He was the first to complete the course.
The first gear of an engine.
Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
Example: This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.
First base
Example: There was a close play at first.
adjective
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Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
Example: I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
Example: Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
adverb
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Before anything else; firstly.
Example: Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook.
For the first time;
Example: I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old.