first - Meaning in Marathi

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first - Meaning in Marathi

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Definitions and Meaning of first in English

first adjective

1. ranking above all others

   Synonyms

   foremost, world-class

   पुढारी

   Examples

   • "the foremost figure among marine artists"
   • "the top graduate"
   • "was first in her class"
2. serving to begin

   Synonyms

   beginning

   Examples

   • "the beginning canto of the poem"
   • "the first verse"
3. serving to set in motion

   Synonyms

   inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden

   Examples

   • "an initiatory step toward a treaty"
   • "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"
   • "the initiative phase in the negotiations"
   • "the liner's maiden voyage"
   • "the magazine's inaugural issue"
4. preceding all others in time or space or degree

   Examples

   • "her first baby"
   • "his first political race"
   • "the first day of spring"
   • "the first house on the right"
   • "the first meetings of the new party"
   • "the first phase of his training"
   • "the first time"
5. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

   Examples

   • "first soprano"
   • "played first horn"
   • "the first violin section"
6. indicating the beginning unit in a series

   Synonyms

   1st

first abverb

1. before anything else

   Synonyms

   first of all, first off, firstly, foremost

   Example

   • "first we must consider the garter snake"
2. the initial time

   Example

   • "when Felix first saw a garter snake"
3. prominently forward

   Synonyms

   foremost

   Example

   • "he put his best foot foremost"
4. before another in time, space, or importance

   Examples

   • "I was here first"
   • "let's do this job first"

first noun

1. 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)

   Synonyms

   first base

2. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

   Synonyms

   first gear, low gear, low, low

3. an honours degree of the highest class

   Synonyms

   first-class honours degree

4. the first element in a countable series

   Synonyms

   number 1, number one

   Example

   • "the first of the month"
5. the first or highest in an ordering or series

   Synonyms

   number one

   Example

   • "He wanted to be the first"
6. the time at which something is supposed to begin

   Synonyms

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

   Examples

   • "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
   • "they got an early start"

Synonyms of first

• first base
• first gear, low, low gear
• first-class honours degree
• number 1, number one
• number one
• beginning, commencement, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time
• foremost, world-class
• beginning
• inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden
• 1st
• first of all, first off, firstly, foremost
• foremost

Antonyms of first

last, second

More matches for first

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