Definitions
Before all others in time, order, rank, or importance.
Word origin
From Middle English first, furst, ferst, fyrst, from Old English fyrest, from Proto-West Germanic *furist, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first, foremost”), superlative of Proto-Germanic *furai, *furi (“before”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“before”), from *per- (“before; first”), equivalent to fore + -est.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Opening in order”5 letters
02“Opening position”5 letters
03“Number one in order”5 letters
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