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first is on the Basic English 850 List.
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first is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
fire - first - fish

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Adjective[change]

Positive
first

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  1. (ordinal number) Happening or coming before all other similar things or people.
    First (of all), I should say that we're happy to see you all here today.
    First off, let's see how much it'll cost.
    I don't like the job much at first.
    She always puts her children first.
    He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer.
    I have no older brothers. I was the first child.
  2. The most important or best.
    Your first duty is to your family.

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Adverb[change]

Positive
first

Comparative
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Superlative
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  1. Before anyone/anything else.
    He was the fastest in class and usually finished everything first.
  2. For the first time.
    I first went to Japan in 1994.
  3. At first.
    When we were first married, everything was wonderful.

Noun[change]

Singular
first

Plural
firsts

  1. (countable) A first is something that has not happened before.
    A dog walking on stilts? Well, that is a first.

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