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first

US /fɝst/

adjective, adverb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

preceding all others in time or space or degree

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The first step is to fill out the registration form online.

Word Family

NounNoun
first gốc
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
first gốc
AdverbAdv
first gốc firstly

Synonyms

  • initialthe first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
  • primarya preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
  • foremostranking above all others

Collocations

  • Easy first time
    describing first time (the first or highest in an ordering or series)
  • Medium first quarter sales results
    describing first quarter sales results (the first or highest in an ordering or series)
  • Hard safety comes first
    describing safety comes first (the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions)
  • Very Hard first mover advantage in technology
    describing first mover advantage in technology (the first or highest in an ordering or series)

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