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How to pronounce first
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What does first mean?
adjPreceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
“Hancock was first to arrive.”
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
“the first violinist”
Of or belonging to a first family.
“First Cat; First Daughter; First Dog; First Son”
advBefore anything else; firstly.
“I plunged nose first into the water.”
For the first time.
“I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old.”
nounThe person or thing in the first position.
“He was the first to complete the course.”
The first gear of an engine.
Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
“This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.”
verbTo propose (a new motion) in a meeting, which must subsequently be seconded.
“This motion has been firsted and seconded. I desire to third it.”
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