How to pronounce“first”in English
IPA/fɚst/
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Definitions of “first”
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adjective
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
“Hancock was first to arrive.”
adjective
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
“Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.”
adverb
Before anything else; firstly.
“Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook.”
adverb
For the first time.
“I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old.”
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