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1. the first or highest in an ordering or series;

• "He wanted to be the first"

2. the first element in a countable series;

• "the first of the month"

3. 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"

4. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base

5. an honours degree of the highest class

6. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

1. 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"

2. indicating the beginning unit in a series

3. 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"

4. serving to begin;

• "the beginning canto of the poem"
• "the first verse"

5. ranking above all others;

• "was first in her class"
• "the foremost figure among marine artists"
• "the top graduate"

6. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections;

• "first soprano"
• "the first violin section"
• "played first horn"

7. being the gear producing the lowest drive speed;

• "use first gear on steep hills"

1. before anything else;

• "first we must consider the garter snake"

2. the initial time;

• "when Felix first saw a garter snake"

3. before another in time, space, or importance;

• "I was here first"
• "let's do this job first"

4. prominently forward;

• "he put his best foot foremost"