first

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
2. Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
3. Of or belonging to a first family.
4. Coming right after the zeroth in things that use zero-based numbering.

Adv

1. Before anything else; firstly.
2. For the first time.
3. Now.

Noun

1. The person or thing in the first position.
2. The first gear of an engine.
3. Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
4. first base
5. (colloquial) A first-class honours degree.
6. (colloquial) A first-edition copy of some publication.
7. A fraction whose (integer) denominator ends in the digit 1.

Verb

To propose (a new motion) in a meeting, which must subsequently be seconded.

Noun

Time; time granted; respite.

Concepts

premier

1st

d’abord

première

premièrement

en premier lieu

primo

début

d'abord

prime

1st

auparavant

unième

préalablement

en premier

en première position

pour commencer

pointe

primaire

tête

un

au commencement

au préalable

d’abord2

le plus avancé

le premier

tout d’abord

vierge

qui apparaît en premier lieu

numéro un

numéro 1

être en avant

première vitesse

premier but

première base

1er

abord

avant toutes choses

antérieur

avant

avant-garde

avant tout

bas

commencement

devant

germain

🇩🇪

inaugural

initialement

le plus

meilleur

pionnier

plutôt

Synonymes

beginning

at first

firstly

initial

before

foremost

primary

first of all

best

original

ahead

in front

number one

beforehand

former

chief

initially

front

previously

in the first place

at the beginning

outset

principal

commencement

prior

highest

pre-eminent

earlier

earliest

first base

first time

in the beginning

lead

maiden

prime

start

begin with

head

early

first off

leading

previous

first-born

originally

preliminary

from the beginning

initiatory

immediately

sooner

opening

top

🔝

most

primitive

for the first time

elementary

firstborn

first gear

inaugural

go first

incipient

greatest

formerly

vanguard

be first

now

1st

fore

preferably

preliminarily

premier

showtime

low

low gear

first-class honours degree

fresh

get-go

number 1

main

excellent

priority

basic

new

🆕

newly

for a start

offset

starting time

old

🧓

initiation

initiative

onset

topmost

start with

origin

ancient

van

in the front

introductory

well

world-class

before anything else

just

kickoff

for the time being

go before

the first

precede

preceding

prominent

rather

real

recently

right away

sacred

second

2nd

self

simultaneously

source

space

subsequent

super

superior

supra

third

3rd

together

true

unison

unity

uppermost

very first

virgin

first up

be in front

earlier than

for now

msinly

first-order

without preparation

relative time

imprimis

first aid

in preference

first trip

by preference

being at the beginning

being in front

unpreceded

those coming first

concha

degree

eminent

epoch

ere

establisher

face

fast

finally

one-spot

choicest

by choice

first rate

having first

following

forefather

bottom

blow

forthcoming

founder

fourth

4th

freshly

fundamental

german

🇩🇪

girl

👧

great

guide

awesome

image

in advance

in a little while

indigenous

inferior

at the same time

in front of

at

anyway

having previously

king

👑

the first thing

leaf

lifetime

linear

wait for me

master

medium

middle

most excellent

most important

next

noblest

already

off the cuff

oldest

once

one

almost

originate

originator

age

outspoken

outstanding

overall

past

peerless

precious

ace

abrupt

primarily

above

nail unguis

primordial

about

principally

aboriginal

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fɜːst/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: first

Hérité de ancien anglais: fyrest

Appartenant à frison septentrional: foarste

Appartenant à néerlandais: voorste

Appartenant à allemand: Fürst

Appartenant à suédois: först

Appartenant à norvégien nynorsk: fyrst

Appartenant à islandais: fyrstur

Appartenant à sanskrit: पूर्व

Appartenant à russe: первый

In summary

From Middle English first, furst, ferst, fyrst, from Old English fyrest, from Proto-West Germanic *furist, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“foremost, first”), superlative of Proto-Germanic *fur, *fura, *furi (“before”), from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *pero- (“forward, beyond, around”), equivalent to fore + -est.
Cognate with North Frisian foarste (“first”), Dutch voorste (“foremost, first”), German Fürst (“chief, prince”, literally “first (born)”), Swedish först (“first”), Norwegian Nynorsk fyrst (“first”), Icelandic fyrstur (“first”).
Other cognates include Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva, “first”) and Russian первый (pervyj).

Phrases

This also happened to be his first goal with the club .

Il s'est également avéré être son premier but avec le club.

He was the ninth child and the first boy after eight girls .

Il était le neuvième enfant et le premier garçon après huit filles.

He became the first Frenchman to win the World Championship .

Il est devenu le premier Français à remporter le championnat du monde.

He was the first bishop of Hong Kong to visit the mainland China .

Il a été le premier évêque de Hong Kong à visiter la Chine continentale.

The first residents of the Henrietta area were Native Americans .

Les premiers résidents de la région de Henrietta étaient des Amérindiens.

You've resented me from the first moment you saw me !

Vous m'avez ressenti dès le premier moment que vous m'avez vu!

It is best known for being one of the first stages Eminem performed .

Il est surtout connu pour être l'une des premières étapes effectuées par Eminem.

The first three pledge manuals of the fraternity were written by Walter B . Palmer .

Les trois premiers manuels d'engagement de la fraternité ont été écrits par Walter B. Palmer.