definition of
first

[1] #1 first a. preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training". wn

[2] #2 first s. [1st] indicating the beginning unit in a series. wn

[3] #3 first r. [firstly, foremost, first of all, first off] before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake". wn

[4] #4 first r. [for the first time] the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake". wn

[5] #5 first n. [number one] the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first". wn