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ordinal numberThe f____ thing, person, or place in a line is the one that is nearest to you or nearest to the front .The first thing, person, or place in a line is the one that is nearest to you or nearest to the front .Before him, in the first row, sat the President.First in the queue were two Japanese students. otherordinal numberThe first thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes before all the others of the same kind .She lost 16 pounds in the first month of her diet....the first few flakes of snow.Two years ago Johnson came first in the one hundred metres.The second paragraph startled me even more than the first.We did exercises to improve my car control. The first was to drive on ice.ordinal numberWhen something happens or is done for the first time, it has never happened or been done before.This is the first time she has experienced disappointment.It was the first occasion when they had both found it possible to keep a rendezvous.Anne and Steve got engaged two years after they had first started going out.I met him first at his house where we had a chat.ordinal numberThe first thing, person, or place in a line is the one that is nearest to you or nearest to the front .Before him, in the first row, sat the President.First in the queue were two Japanese students.ordinal numberYou use first to refer to the best or most important thing or person of a particular kind.The first duty of any government must be to protect the interests of the taxpayers.Imagine winning the local lottery first prize of £5,000....first team football.ordinal numberFirst is used in the title of the job or position of someone who has a higher rank than anyone else with the same basic job title....the First Lord of the Admiralty....the first mate of a British tanker.adverbIf you do something first, you do it before anyone else does, or before you do anything else.I do not remember who spoke first, but we all expressed the same opinion.First, tell me what you think of my products.Routine questions first, if you don't mind.You use first when you are talking about what happens in the early part of an event or experience, in contrast to what happens later.When he first came home he wouldn't say anything about what he'd been doing.She told him that her first reaction was disgust.My first feeling on getting into the cabin was one of dislike for everything I saw.In order to emphasize your determination not to do a particular thing, you can say that rather than do it, you would do something else first .Marry that self-satisfied idiot? She would die first!You use first when you are about to give the first in a series of items .Certain guidelines can be given. First, have a heating engineer check the safety of the system.nounAn event that is described as a first has never happened before and is important or exciting .It is a first for New York. An outdoor exhibition of Fernando Botero's sculpture on Park Avenue.In British universities, a first is an honours degree of the highest standard....an Oxford Blue who took a First in Constitutional History.pronounThe first you hear of something or the first you know about it is the time when you first become aware of it.We heard it on the TV last night–that was the first we heard of it.When Mark arrived home that afternoon, it was the first he knew for sure of the surprise party. A1

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first firsts

query	ordinal number The f____ thing, person, or place in a line is the one that is nearest to you or nearest to the front .The first thing, person, or place in a line is the one that is nearest to you or nearest to the front . Before him, in the first row, sat the President. First in the queue were two Japanese students.
word	first
full-definition	other ordinal number The first thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes before all the others of the same kind . She lost 16 pounds in the first month of her diet. ...the first few flakes of snow. Two years ago Johnson came first in the one hundred metres. The second paragraph startled me even more than the first. We did exercises to improve my car control. The first was to drive on ice. ordinal number When something happens or is done for the first time, it has never happened or been done before. This is the first time she has experienced disappointment. It was the first occasion when they had both found it possible to keep a rendezvous. Anne and Steve got engaged two years after they had first started going out. I met him first at his house where we had a chat. ordinal number The first thing, person, or place in a line is the one that is nearest to you or nearest to the front . Before him, in the first row, sat the President. First in the queue were two Japanese students. ordinal number You use first to refer to the best or most important thing or person of a particular kind. The first duty of any government must be to protect the interests of the taxpayers. Imagine winning the local lottery first prize of £5,000. ...first team football. ordinal number First is used in the title of the job or position of someone who has a higher rank than anyone else with the same basic job title. ...the First Lord of the Admiralty. ...the first mate of a British tanker. adverb If you do something first, you do it before anyone else does, or before you do anything else. I do not remember who spoke first, but we all expressed the same opinion. First, tell me what you think of my products. Routine questions first, if you don't mind. You use first when you are talking about what happens in the early part of an event or experience, in contrast to what happens later. When he first came home he wouldn't say anything about what he'd been doing. She told him that her first reaction was disgust. My first feeling on getting into the cabin was one of dislike for everything I saw. In order to emphasize your determination not to do a particular thing, you can say that rather than do it, you would do something else first . Marry that self-satisfied idiot? She would die first! You use first when you are about to give the first in a series of items . Certain guidelines can be given. First, have a heating engineer check the safety of the system. noun An event that is described as a first has never happened before and is important or exciting . It is a first for New York. An outdoor exhibition of Fernando Botero's sculpture on Park Avenue. In British universities, a first is an honours degree of the highest standard. ...an Oxford Blue who took a First in Constitutional History. pronoun The first you hear of something or the first you know about it is the time when you first become aware of it. We heard it on the TV last night–that was the first we heard of it. When Mark arrived home that afternoon, it was the first he knew for sure of the surprise party.
inflections	firsts
cefr-level	A1

Ordinal Number Nearest Thing Person Place Line Front