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Meanings of first in English

Portuguese
primeiro

Before anything else.

primeiro
Portuguese
começo
Catalan
primer
Spanish
umbral

The time at which something is supposed to begin.

começo
Synonyms
Examples for "firstly"
Examples for "firstly"
1
I'll leave the why question until the end but firstly, thank you.
Radio NZ
2
If you have decided to make South Africa your home, firstly, welcome!
The South African
3
The Google News Initiative aims to, firstly, elevate and strengthen quality journalism.
The South African
4
In the present paper the fluorescence properties of C60-glucocorticoids were firstly investigated.
Pubmed
5
They are firstly: The Normal Social Life, and secondly: The Great State.
An Englishman Looks at the World / Being a Series of Unrestraine...
1
TL: Well, first of all let me examine what you just said.
Feminist dot com
2
If you're involved in politics, first of all, let me say this.
Is it just me?: or is it nuts out there?
3
Of course, first of all we should speak with them, with him.
The Guardian
4
I believe in it, first of all, when you work so hard.
The Guardian
5
But the infection of guilt is first of all in the reason.
Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
1
So first off, we thank you for what you done, Brown started.
The blue edge of midnight
2
Do you feel you lived up to your own expectations, first off?'
The Pilo Family Circus
3
Down were first off the mark with a point from Jamie O'Reilly.
The Irish Times
4
Well, first off, there's no host for the first time since 1989.
The Irish Times
5
Well, first off them chickens used to throw back-sommersets over that horn.
Arizona Nights
Catalan
primera

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

primera
Portuguese
primeiro
Catalan
primera
Spanish
primero

The first element in a countable series.

primeiro
Usage of first in English
1
The first key issue was health security, he said, including antimicrobial resistance.
Radio NZ
2
The proposed state law would allow legal action first, official classification later.
Wired
3
South Africa's first known domestic case was made public 17 days ago.
The South African
4
Spain records first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus, health authorities said.
Reuters
5
Last good league: Promoted last year for first time in six years.
The Irish Times
6
However, as before mentioned, the result was at first almost exactly opposite.
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
7
Russia is also set to help build Turkey's first nuclear power plant.
Reuters
8
Last year, the sea froze for the first time in 20 years.
The Guardian
9
Of course the first issue is whether he really wants to try.
The Irish Times
10
The reality is that animal welfare must come first in these cases.
Independent.ie
11
If the first word was 'the' that made 'X' stand for 'E'.
Faerie Wars
12
The police first reported a concerning approach in early September last year.
Radio NZ
13
In other words, the federal law requires classification first, legal action second.
Wired
14
The company needed to address short-term liquidity problems first, the source said.
Reuters
15
The term Gross Domestic Product was first introduced 80 years ago today.
BBC
16
Continuing the Labour-led government's free apprenticeships and first year fees free programmes.
Radio NZ
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Translations for first
First through the time
First across language varieties
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Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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