Word Source - www.word.sc/first - Dictionary definition for first

+1 / 0

first

adjective

preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
Antonyms: last, intermediate Similar: archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical, basic, introductory, initial, firstborn, eldest, freshman, first-year, oldest, original, premier, premiere, premier, prime, prime
indicating the beginning unit in a series
Synonyms: 1st Similar: ordinal
serving to set in motion; "the magazine''s inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner''s maiden voyage"
Synonyms: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden Similar: opening
serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
Synonyms: beginning Similar: opening
ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
Synonyms: foremost, world-class Similar: best
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
Antonyms: second
being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"
Synonyms: low Similar: forward

noun

the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"
Synonyms: number one
the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"
Synonyms: number 1, number one
the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Synonyms: beginning, commencement, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time Antonyms: middle, end, ending
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
Synonyms: first base
an honours degree of the highest class
Synonyms: first-class honours degree
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
Synonyms: first gear, low, low gear

adverb

before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"
Synonyms: firstly, first off, first of all, foremost
the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
Synonyms: for the first time
before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let''s do this job first"
prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"
Synonyms: foremost