firstEnglish

first, foremost, number one, 1st, beginning

Noun

The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle, used to start a car moving

English: first gear, first, low gear, low

An honours degree of the highest class

English: first, first-class honours degree

The first element in a countable series

English: first, number one, number 1

Bahasa: pertama

3 more noun senses

The first or highest in an ordering or series

English: first, number one

Bahasa: pertama, dahulu

The time at which something is supposed to begin

English: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset

Bahasa: pertama, awal, pembukaan, permulaan, mula-mula

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)

English: first base, first

Adjective

Ranking above all others

English: first, foremost, world-class

Bahasa: pertama, tua, terutama, terpenting, mula-mula, sulung

Serving to begin

English: beginning(a), first

Bahasa: pertama, mula-mula

Serving to set in motion

English: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden

Bahasa: inisiatif, sulung

3 more adjective senses

Preceding all others in time or space or degree

English: first

Bahasa: pertama, tua, mula, sulung, julung

Indicating the beginning unit in a series

English: first, 1st

Bahasa: pertama, tua, sulung

Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

English: first

Bahasa: satu, pertama, rendah

Adverb

Before anything else

English: first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off

Bahasa: pertama, terdahulu, mula-mula, pertama-tama

The initial time

English: first, for the first time

Bahasa: pertama, dahulu, terdahulu, pertama-tama

Prominently forward

English: foremost, first

Bahasa: pertama, dahulu, terdahulu, mula-mula, pertama-tama

1 more adverb senses

Before another in time, space, or importance

English: first

Bahasa: pertama, mula-mula

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first first-aid kit first-aid station first-class first-class honours degree first-class mail first-come-first-serve first-degree burn first-nighter first-order correlation first-place finish first-rate first-rater first-string first-year first aid first amendment first and last first appearance first balcony first baron beveridge first baron kelvin first baron lytton first baron macaulay first baron marks of broughton first baron passfield first baron rutherford first baron rutherford of nelson first baron tennyson first base first baseman first battle of ypres first blush first cause first class first council of constantinople first council of lyons first council of nicaea first cousin first cranial nerve first crusade first degree first derivative first duke of marlborough first duke of wellington first earl kitchener of khartoum first earl of beaconsfield first earl of chatham first earl of orford first earl wavell