Definitionen
1.AdjectivePreceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest."Hancock was first to arrive.; The first day of September 2013 was a Sunday.; I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race."
2.AdjectiveMost eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest."Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.; the first violinist"
3.AdjectiveOf or belonging to a first family."First Cat; First Daughter; First Dog; First Son"
4.AdjectiveComing right after the zeroth in things that use zero-based numbering.
5.AdverbBefore anything else; firstly."Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook.; I plunged nose first into the water."
6.AdverbFor the first time."I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old."
7.NounThe person or thing in the first position."He was the first to complete the course."
8.NounThe first gear of an engine.
9.NounSomething that has never happened before; a new occurrence."This is a first. For once he has nothing to say."
10.NounFirst base."There was a close play at first."
11.NounA first-class honours degree.
12.NounA first-edition copy of some publication.
13.NounA fraction whose (integer) denominator ends in the digit 1."one forty-first of the estate"
14.VerbTo propose (a new motion) in a meeting, which must subsequently be seconded.
15.NounTime; time granted; respite.