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1. first
adjective. ['ˈfɝːst'] preceding all others in time or space or degree.
Synonyms
- prototypical
- firstborn
- archetypical
- premiere
- eldest
- prototypic
- primary
- basic
- prototypal
- initial
- prime
- first-year
- early
- archetypal
- original
- front
- premier
- introductory
Antonyms
- late
- middle
- last
- secondary
- back
Etymology
- first (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with First
- unreimbursed
- interspersed
- unrehearsed
- reimbursed
- traversed
- submersed
- dispersed
- disbursed
- conversed
- reversed
- rehearsed
- immersed
- emersed
- coerced
- wurst
- worst
- werst
- versed
- thirst
- pursed
- nursed
- merced
- kirst
- kerst
- hurst
- huerst
- hirst
- herst
- hearst
- gerst
How do you pronounce first?
Pronounce first as fərst.
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How do you spell first? Is it firt ?
A common misspelling of first is firt
Sentences with first
1. Adjective
Introduce yourself in the first paragraph and state the reason you are writing the letter.
Quotes about first
1. Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.
- Frederic Bastiat
2. I think Damien Hirst is hilarious. And I think he's a true artist. He's not hilarious first; I think he is a real artist, and I also think he's got an amazing sense of humor.
- Jemima Kirke
3. The half hour between waking and rising has all my life proved propitious to any task which was exercising my invention... It was always when I first opened my eyes that the desired ideas thronged upon me.
- Walter Scott
2. first
adjective. ['ˈfɝːst'] indicating the beginning unit in a series.
Synonyms
- ordinal
Antonyms
- empty
- immature
Etymology
- first (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. first
adverb. ['ˈfɝːst'] before anything else.
Synonyms
- foremost
- first of all
- firstly
Antonyms
- present
- old
- past
- uncreative
Etymology
- first (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. first
adverb. ['ˈfɝːst'] the initial time.
Antonyms
- conventional
Etymology
- first (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. first
noun. ['ˈfɝːst'] the first or highest in an ordering or series.
Synonyms
- rank
- former
Antonyms
- disadvantage
- refrain
- leave office
Etymology
- first (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. first
noun. ['ˈfɝːst'] the first element in a countable series.
Synonyms
- ordinal
- number 1
- no.
- ordinal number
Antonyms
- stop
- close
- stand still
- go off
Etymology
- first (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. first
adverb. ['ˈfɝːst'] prominently forward.
Antonyms
- aft
Etymology
- first (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. first
adjective. ['ˈfɝːst'] serving to begin.
Synonyms
- beginning
Antonyms
- derived
- nonstandard
Etymology
- first (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. first
adjective. ['ˈfɝːst'] serving to set in motion.
Synonyms
- maiden
- initiatory
- initiative
- opening
Antonyms
- acidic
- amphoteric
- disapprove
- inferior
Etymology
- first (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. first
adjective. ['ˈfɝːst'] ranking above all others.
Synonyms
- best
- world-class
Antonyms
- inessential
- unimportant
- incidental
Etymology
- first (Middle English (1100-1500))