Definition of First

Adjective: first furst

Preceding all others in time, 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"
Indicating the beginning unit in a series
- 1st
Serving to set in motion
"his first (or maiden) speech in Congress";
- inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden
Of or relating to the initial or early part of something
"the first verse";
- beginning
Ranking above all others
"was first in her class";
- foremost, world-class, world-beating
(music) highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
"first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"

Adverb: first furst

Before anything else
"first we must consider the garter snake";
- firstly, foremost, first of all, first off
The initial time
"when Felix first saw a garter snake";
- for the first time
Before another in time, space, or importance
"I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
Prominently forward
"he put his best foot first";
- foremost

Noun: first furst

The first or highest in an ordering or series
"He wanted to be the first";
- number one
The first element in a countable series
"the first of the month";
- number one, number 1
The time when something begins
- beginning, commencement, outset, get-go [N. Amer], start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
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
[Brit] An honours degree of the highest class
- first-class honours degree [Brit, Cdn], first-class honors degree [US]
The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- first gear, low gear, low