eng: first - UWN/MENTA

eng: first

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means	(noun) the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first" number one, first
means	(noun) the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month" first, number 1, number one
means	(noun) the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" commencement, beginning, outset, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, first, offset, get-go
means	(noun) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) first base, first
means	(noun) an honours degree of the highest class first-class honours degree, first
means	(noun) the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving first, low gear, low, first gear
means	(adjective) preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" first
means	(adjective) indicating the beginning unit in a series first, 1st
means	(adjective) serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" first, maiden, inaugural, initiatory, initiative
means	(adjective) serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse" beginning, first
means	(adjective) ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" foremost, world-class, first
means	(adjective) highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn" first
means	(adverb) before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" first, first of all, firstly, first off, foremost
means	(adverb) the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake" for the first time, first
means	(adverb) before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first" first
means	(adverb) prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" foremost, first

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