Definitions For First

noun

• The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
• The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
• An honours degree of the highest class
• The first element in a countable series
• The first or highest in an ordering or series
• The time at which something is supposed to begin

adjective

• Ranking above all others
• Serving to begin
• Serving to set in motion
• Indicating the beginning unit in a series

adjective

• Preceding all others in time or space or degree
• Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

adverb

• Before anything else
• The initial time
• Prominently forward
• Before another in time, space, or importance

verb

• Before any other in time, order, or importance
• For the first time
• Before doing other things