First

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-22-2012

first
adjective1

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"[ant: last]2

indicating the beginning unit in a series3

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"[syn: inaugural]4

serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"[syn: beginning]5

ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"6

highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"[ant: second]
adverb1

before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"2

the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"3

before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"4

prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"[syn: foremost]
noun1

the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"2

the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"3

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"[ant: middle, end]4

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)[syn: first base]5

an honours degree of the highest class6

the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving[syn: first gear]

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Prof. Dr. Sinsi	First first adjective1preceding 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"[ant: last]2indicating the beginning unit in a series3serving 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"[syn: inaugural]4serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"[syn: beginning]5ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"6highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"[ant: second] adverb1before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"2the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"3before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"4prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"[syn: foremost] noun1the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"2the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"3the 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"[ant: middle, end]4the 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)[syn: first base]5an honours degree of the highest class6the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving[syn: first gear]