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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Alternative forms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Adverb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Noun 1.6.1 Translations 1.7 Derived terms 1.8 See also 1.9 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• firſt (archaic), firste (archaic)

[edit] Etymology

English ordinal numbers

<  0th	1st	2nd   >
Ordinal : first     Cardinal : one

Old English fyrst

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /fɜːst/, SAMPA: /f3:st/
• (US) IPA: /fɝst/, SAMPA: /f3`st/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)st

[edit] Adjective

first (not comparable)

1. Having no predecessor. The ordinal number corresponding to one.

[edit] Alternative forms

• 1st, 1^st; (in names of monarchs and popes) I

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[edit] Adverb

first (not comparable)

1. Before anything else; firstly.

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[edit] Noun

first (countable and uncountable; plural firsts)

1. (uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
2. (uncountable) The first gear of an engine.
3. (countable) Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.

   This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.

4. (countable, baseball) first base

   There was a close play at first.

5. (countable, British, colloquial) A first-class honours degree.

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[edit] See also

• primary

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: first
• frits
• rifts