Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To win first place in a competition.

    Sally came first in the calligraphy competition.

    побежда́тьpobeždátʹ, победи́тьpobedítʹ, выи́грыватьvyígryvatʹ

  2. (idiomatic)To be the most important thing to consider.

    Near-synonym: override

    Don't forget: safety comes first.

    пре́жде всего́préžde vsevó

Examples

133 sentences
  1. Who do you think will come first?

    Хто, на твою думку, прийде першим?

    ruКак думаешь, кто придет первым?

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  2. I don't know which of you came first.

    Я не знаю, хто з вас прийшов першим.

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  3. 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?

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  4. He came first.

    Він прийшов першим.

    ruОн пришёл первым.

    deEr kam als Erster.

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  5. That horse came in first place.

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
win first place in competition:
be the most important thing to consider:

Forms

comes first, coming first, came first, come first
Base formcome first · to come first
3rd person singularcomes first
Present participlecoming first
Past simplecame first
Past participlecome first

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycome first
he, she, itcomes first

Past simpleLesson

all personscame first

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave come first
he, she, ithas come first

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill come first

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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