first

/fɝst/

adjectiveadverbnounfirst

Think: “FIRst has FIR (a tree) at the start.”

Yes, it's first. Remember the tricky middle: it’s **ir** (f-**ir**-st), not *er* or *ur*.

Definitions

  1. adjectivecoming before all others in time, order, or importance.
  2. adverbbefore anything else; at the beginning.
  3. nounthe person or thing that is number one in a race or order; the beginning of something.

Examples

  • “She was the first student to finish the quiz.”
  • “First, wash your hands; then you can help cook dinner.”
  • “He took first in the 100-meter dash.”

Synonyms

earliestinitialopeningprimaryforemost

Antonyms

lastfinal

Translations

ES primeroPT primeiroFR premier / première

Common misspellings

fristfistfurstferstfirsstfirrstfiirstfirts

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