first, adj.
freq. cnt. 304
freq. cnt. 304
preceding all others in time or space or degree
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 232 freq. cnt.: 232
first
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
also see
similar to
indicating the beginning unit in a series
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 63 freq. cnt.: 61 freq. cnt.: 2
1st first
semantic pointers
similar to
serving to begin
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
beginning first
sample sentences
"the beginning canto of the poem""the first verse"
semantic pointers
similar to
serving to set in motion
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
first inaugural initiative initiatory maiden
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
ranking above all others
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
first foremost world-class
sample sentences
"was first in her class""the foremost figure among marine artists"
"the top graduate"
semantic pointers
similar to
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
<adj.all>
first