First

  • 31first */*/*/ — UK [fɜː(r)st] / US [fɜrst] adverb, number, pronoun, noun Summary: First can be used in the following ways: as a number: This is the first car I ve ever owned. as a pronoun: It s often tougher for a team in their second year than their first. as… …

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  • 32first — firstness, adj. /ferrst/, adj. 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president. 2. Music. highest or chief among several voices or… …

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  • 33first*/*/*/ — [fɜːst] grammar word summary: First can be: ■ a number: This is the first car I ve ever owned. ■ a pronoun: Her second husband was much older than her first. ■ an adverb: First, I want to explain the purpose of this meeting. ■ a noun: That visit… …

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  • 34first — /fɜst / (say ferst) adjective 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc. (the ordinal of one). 2. Music highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: first alto; first horn. 3. Motor… …

  • 35First 30 — Le First 30 est un modèle de voilier français du constructeur Bénéteau, apparu sur le marché fin 1976. Il est présent pour la première fois au salon nautique de Paris (CNIT) de janvier 1977. Ce voilier monotype a été choisi pour le Tour de France …

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  • 36first — see first catch your hare first come, first served the first duty of a soldier is obedience first impressions are the most lasting on the first of March, the crows begin to search it is the first step that is difficult …

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  • 37first — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (also first gear) lowest gear on a bicycle/vehicle VERB + FIRST ▪ get into, move into, slam into ▪ As he moved into first, the engine made a strange noise. ▪ engage (fo …

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  • 38first — ordinal number 1》 coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st.     ↘before doing something else. 2》 foremost in position, rank, or importance.     ↘Brit. a place in the top grade in an examination for a degree. 3》 for the first time …

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  • 39first — [[t]fɜrst[/t]] adj. 1) being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one[/ex] 2) mad highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: first alto; first horn[/ex]… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40first — Synonyms and related words: ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, ahead, alpha, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, arch, at first, at the start, banner, basic, before, before everything, beforehand, beginning, blue ribbon, breaking in, by choice, by… …

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