Definitions
1.nounThe person or thing in the first position."He was the first to complete the course."
2.nounThe first gear of an engine.
3.nounSomething that has never happened before; a new occurrence."This is a first. For once he has nothing to say."
4.nounFirst base"There was a close play at first."
5.nounA first-class honours degree.
6.nounA first-edition copy of some publication.
7.nounA fraction of an integer ending in one."one forty-first of the estate"
8.adjectivePreceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest."I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race."
9.adjectiveMost eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest."Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece."
10.adverbBefore anything else; firstly."Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook."
11.adverbFor the first time;"I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old."