first

🇬🇧 UK/fә:st/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 1kA1

Definitions

n.

The first occurrence or occurrence of something.

第一;开始

adj.

Coming before all others in time, order, or importance.

第一的;首先的

adv.

Before any other in time, order, or importance.

首先;最先;第一

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
firstother
=first

Common Collocations

  • 1.first time第一次
  • 2.first place第一名
  • 3.first day第一天

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The first person to arrive claimed the best seat in the auditorium.

  • 2.

    She came in first place in the national mathematics competition.

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