come first
To win first place in a competitionTo win first place in a competition.
» Who do you think will come first?
Как думаешь, кто придет первым?
Хто, на твою думку, прийде першим?
Хто, на вашу думку, прийде першим?
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To win first place in a competition.
Sally came first in the calligraphy competition.
побежда́тьpobeždátʹ, победи́тьpobedítʹ, выи́грыватьvyígryvatʹ
(idiomatic)To be the most important thing to consider.
Near-synonym: override
Don't forget: safety comes first.
пре́жде всего́préžde vsevó
Examples
133 sentencesWho do you think will come first?
Хто, на твою думку, прийде першим?
ruКак думаешь, кто придет первым?
I don't know which of you came first.
Я не знаю, хто з вас прийшов першим.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Що було перше, курка чи яйце?
ruЧто было раньше: яйцо или курица?
deWas war zuerst da: das Huhn oder das Ei?
He came first.
Він прийшов першим.
ruОн пришёл первым.
deEr kam als Erster.
That horse came in first place.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
comes first, coming first, came first, come first| Base form | come first · to come first |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | comes first |
| Present participle | coming first |
| Past simple | came first |
| Past participle | come first |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle