- first (Adj.)
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first (Adj.)
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first — [fʉrst] adj. [ME < OE fyrst, lit., foremost, superl. of fore, before (see FORE), akin to OHG furist, Ger fürst, prince, lit., foremost < IE base * per , beyond > L prae, before, Gr para, beside, beyond] 1. preceding all others in a… … English World dictionary
first — (adj., adv.) O.E. fyrst foremost, superlative of FORE (Cf. fore); from P.Gmc. *furisto (Cf. O.S. fuirst first, O.H.G. furist, O.N. fyrstr, Dan. fèrste, O.Fris. ferist, M.Du. vorste prince, Du. vors … Etymology dictionary
first — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied time (shall take the first train; the first cuckoo). 2 foremost in position, rank, or importance (First Lord of the Treasury; first mate). 3 Mus.… … Useful english dictionary
first-name — adj. /ferrst naym /; v. /ferrst naym /, adj., v., first named, first naming. adj. 1. of or pertaining to one s first, or given, name; familiar; intimate: They were on a first name basis soon after meeting. v.t. 2. to address (someone) by his or… … Universalium
first impression — first im·pres·sion n: first consideration or judgment see also case of first impression at case Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
first — adj., n. 1) to come in first (in a race) 2) the first to + inf. (she was the first to arrive) 3) among the first 4) at first * * * [fɜːst] among the first at first to come in first (in a race) the first to + inf. (she was the fir … Combinatory dictionary
first in, first out — adj: being or relating to a method of valuing inventories by which items in the lot first received are assumed to be issued or sold first and requisitions are priced at the cost per item of the oldest lot on hand compare last in, first out… … Law dictionary
first-class — adj 1.) of very good quality, and much better than other things of the same type ▪ This is a first class wine. ▪ His writing is first class. 2.) relating to the class of post that is the most expensive and quickest to arrive first class… … Dictionary of contemporary English
first generation — first gene ration n [singular] 1.) people who have moved to live in a new country, or the children of these people 2.) the first type of a machine to be developed first generation of ▪ the first generation of hand held computers 3.) the first… … Dictionary of contemporary English
first-class — adj 1.) of very good quality, and much better than other things of the same type ▪ This is a first class wine. ▪ His writing is first class. 2.) relating to the class of post that is the most expensive and quickest to arrive first class… … Dictionary of contemporary English
first-hand — also first|hand [ˌfə:stˈhænd US ˌfə:rst ] adj [only before noun] first hand experience/knowledge/account etc experience etc that has been learned or gained by doing something yourself or by talking to someone yourself →↑second hand ▪ journalists… … Dictionary of contemporary English
