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Adjective
Denotes the ordinal or positional number of one, preceding all others in a series
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“The singer had not only helped him release his first album, but had also sung the songs in it.”
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Denotes having high priority
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“And the first duty of government is to uphold the law and to make the citizens secure.”
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The most important in terms of rank or status
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“He became the first commander to lead an entire circumnavigation.”
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At the core or in its most fundamental nature
“We are over-complicating things and we should just go back to first principles.”
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Denotes the foremost position ranked above all else
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“For those who finish in the first position, their reward is bragging rights.”
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Having achieved a goal or set of goals
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Of a greater age (in comparison)
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In a crude or unfinished state
Adjective
Having been in existence for a very long time
Adjective
Former or previous
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Relating to or existing at the present time
Adverb
Before anything else, preceding the specified activity
“I will need to go through the process with you first, and then you can proceed.”
Adverb
Preferentially or as a choice
“We would first fight for our liberty than surrender.”
Adverb
At the start or beginning
“You should rinse first before applying any sort of buffing agent to the surface.”
Adverb
First of all, before anything else
First, that is a completely unrelated matter. Second, it doesn't even make any sense!”
Adverb
Immediately, in a prompt manner
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In the lead, or in a winning position, in a contest
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An instance or an occurrence that has never happened before
“Skydiving was a first for him, and it was exhilarating.”
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(the first) The outset or the beginning
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“From the first, we knew we were in for a great experience.”
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The person at the front or proceeds first
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The original or first mover in a given space or field
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A person who has surpassed all rivals in a sporting contest or other competition
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The first gear of an transmission
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The original version of something
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A fractional part of an integer ending in one
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