first

/fɜːst/, /fɝst/

Etymology: [ f&rst ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German furist first, Old English faran to go; more at FARE.

Synonyms: aboriginal, ahead, antecedent, anterior, basic, beginning, cardinal, early, elementary, first off, front, fundamental, head, headmost, inaugural, inceptive, incipient, initial, in the beginning

Antonyms: final, last, least, finally

English - Turkish translation for "first"

• first: ilk sıfat
• first: birinci sıfat
• first: öncelikle
• first: birincilik
• first: önce
• first: ilk olarak
• first: ilk ağızda
• first: başta
• first: ilk kez
• first: baş yer
• first: öncelikli olarak
• first: ilkönce
• first: birinci gelen şey
• first: birinc
• first: baş sıfat
• first: ilk: When we first came here it was a village isim
• first: başta gelen sıfat
• first: ondan evvel
• first: önde gelen sıfat
• first: ilk, birinci. z isim
• first: first edition
• first: biri
• first: birinci olmak
• first: mükemmel
• first: ön
• first: başlangıç
• first: en büyuk
• first: ilk önce
• first: ayın ilk günü
• first: ilk defa olarak
• first: en tiz ses
• first: evvelâ
• first: en ileride
• first: firsts en iyi kalite eşya
• first: birinci mal
• first: en büyük
• firstly: birinci olarak
• firstly: evvela
• The first: en ilk
• be first: birinci gelmek
• firstly: ilk başta
• firstly: herşeyden önce
• firstly: birincil olarak
• firstly: birincisi
• firstly: ilkin

English - English translation for "first"

• first: first base - "There was a close play at first."
• first: A first-class honours degree
• first: Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence - "This is a first. For once he has nothing to say."
• first: The first gear of an engine
• first: Having no predecessor. The ordinal number corresponding to one - "THE favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ſeveral new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and diſtinguiſh it from others ; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public."
• first: The person or thing in the first position
• first: A first-edition copy of some publication
• first: Before anything else; firstly
• first: erst
• first: primo
• first: forme
• first: ii
• first: highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
• first: the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
• first: indicating the beginning unit in a series before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"
• first: being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"
• first: an honours degree of the highest class the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month" the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first" being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills" ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" 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" highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn" indicating the beginning unit in a series before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake" before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first
• first: ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
• first: 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"
• first: a school for pupils aged 4 - 9 years
• first: a group of CSIRCs that share information and policies
• first: either vocal or instrumental; so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preëminence in the combined effect
• first: initially; at the beginning; previously; for the first time; foremost, before all else
• first: Last
• first: person or thing which is first; beginning; first gear, low gear; first place (in a race or competition); highest grade in an examination; one who received this grade (British) isim
• first: being ahead of all others; initial, beginning sıfat
• first: before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first
• first: Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign
• first: (/pliant/language/basic/safe pli)Name
• first: Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others
• first: The upper part of a duet, trio, etc
• first: the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"
• first: Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc
• first: much used in composition with adjectives and participles
• first: Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece
• first: an honours degree of the highest class the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"
• first: The term first refers to an oclOperation that returns the first element in a given Sequence
• first: If you say that someone or something comes first for a particular person, you mean they treat or consider that person or thing as more important than anything else. There's no time for boyfriends, my career comes first
• first: You use at first when you are talking about what happens in the early stages of an event or experience, or just after something else has happened, in contrast to what happens later. At first, he seemed surprised by my questions I had some difficulty at first recalling why we were there. = initially
• first: You use first of all to introduce the first of a number of things that you want to say. The cut in the interest rates has not had very much impact in California for two reasons. First of all, banks are still afraid to loan
• first: In British universities, a first is an honours degree of the highest standard. an Oxford Blue who took a First in Constitutional History
• first: If you learn or experience something at first hand, you experience it yourself or learn it directly rather than being told about it by other people. He arrived in Natal to see at first hand the effects of the recent heavy fighting
• first: emphasis If you say that you do not know the first thing about something, you are emphasizing that you know absolutely nothing about it. You don't know the first thing about farming
• first: the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month"
• first: primary part of the code used to describe a rock
• first: You say `first things first' when you are talking about something that should be done or dealt with before anything else because it is the most important. Let's see if we can't find something to set the mood. First things first; some music
• first: If you put someone or something first, you treat or consider them as more important than anything else. Somebody has to think for the child and put him first
• first: 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
• first: 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: 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
• first: 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. First is also an adverb. Anne and Steve got engaged two years after they had first started going out
• first: 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
• first: 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 at Seoul. last First is also a pronoun. The second paragraph startled me even more than the first He put me through a series of exercises to improve my car control. The first was to drive on simulated ice
• first: 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
• first: 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. = initially First is also an ordinal. She told him that her first reaction was disgust
• first: 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. last
• 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
• first: emphasis 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 fat son of a fat cattle dealer? She would die first!
• first: 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"
• first: first and foremost: see foremost. first one first cause First International first lady Marne First Battle of the Northern War First Persian Gulf War First First World War
• first: Highest class of degree [University]
• first: Brings up the Item Information Screen of the first item specified in a Purchase Request Accessible from: the Item Information Screen
• first: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
• first: since half of all the trees on the planet get cut down to make paper, using less paper is a great way to help save our ancient forests Write on both sides of every piece of paper, and try to use scratch paper or half-sheets whenever possible Recycle paper when you are finished with it Put a cloth napkin in your backpack, purse, or lunch pail and use it instead of paper napkins Take a canvas bag to the grocery store instead of using paper bags Use cloth towels at home to clean up spills instead of paper towels, and use real cups and plates instead of paper ones Paper plates and cups may be easy to use, but they are very bad for the rainforests!
• first: The Lord thy God is one God Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind and with thy whole strength Second - Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself
• first: the present value of the deal-related costs is subtracted from the present value of the net rents
• first: Faculty Innovation & Resources for Technology Center
• first: This Takes you to the First permit issued in the county / township
• first: Far Infrared and Submillimetre Telescope former name of HSO
• first: Forum of Incidence Response and Security Teams
• first: Forum for Incident Response Teams
• first: before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first"
• first: Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams The idea of an international forum of different teams was introduced 1989 on the first invitational workshop [CSIHW 1/1989] as CERT system Eleven members founded FIRST in 1990 FIRST defines itself in its Operational Framework [FIRST 1992] as: "network of individual computer security incident response teams that work together voluntarily to deal with computer security problems and their prevention" and describes its main tasks as follows: "The primary purpose of the FIRST is to provide a forum for participating organizations to work together to share current information, solve common problems, and plan future strategies "
• first: 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"
• first: prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost"
• first: before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"
• first: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
• first: Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams
• first: serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
• first: an honours degree of the highest class
• first: indicating the beginning unit in a series
• first.: proto-
• first.: oneth
• firstly: In the first place; before anything else; first - "Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand."
• firstly: first of all, in the first place, before all else
• firstly: You use firstly in speech or writing when you want to give a reason, make a point, or mention an item that will be followed by others connected with it. The programme is now seven years behind schedule as a result, firstly of increased costs, then of technical problems. used to say that the fact or reason that you are going to mention is the first one and will be followed by others finally, lastly lastly
• firstly: In the first place; before anything else; sometimes improperly used for first
• firsts: plural of first

Turkish - English translation for "first"

• first: 1st