A1verb · transitive · frequent

first

first · firsts · firsted · firsting

To propose in a meeting, which must subsequently be secondedTo propose (a new motion) in a meeting, which must subsequently be seconded.

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UK/fɜːst/US/fɚst/

» I must finish this work first.

Ich muss zuerst diese Arbeit beenden.

Я должен сначала закончить эту работу.

Я должен сперва закончить эту работу.

Я должен сперва доделать эту работу.

Я повинен спочатку завершити цю роботу.

Meaning

1 senses

(rare)To propose (a new motion) in a meeting, which must subsequently be seconded.

Examples

10469 sentences

I must finish this work first.
Я повинен спочатку завершити цю роботу. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruЯ должен сначала закончить эту работу. — marafon
deIch muss zuerst diese Arbeit beenden. — mayabe
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Please fill out this form first.
Будь ласка, спочатку заповніть цю форму. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, заполните сначала этот бланк. — Balamax
deBitte füllen Sie zuerst dieses Formular aus. — Manfredo
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At first, I didn't like him.
Спершу він мені не подобався. — deniko
ruСначала он мне не нравился. — shanghainese
deZuerst mochte ich ihn nicht. — Manfredo
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Tom got first prize, didn't he?
Том взяв перший приз, чи не так? — deniko
ruТом ведь первый приз взял, да? — sharptoothed
deTom hat den ersten Preis gewonnen, nicht wahr? — Yorwba
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Is this your first trip abroad?
Це твоя перша поїздка за кордон? — deniko
ruЭто твоя первая поездка за границу? — NastyaKayokhtina
deIst dies deine erste Reise ins Ausland? — al_ex_an_der
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Origin

From Middle English first, furst, ferst, fyrst, from Old English fyrest, from Proto-West G

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.

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Forms

firsts, firsting, firsted, firsted

Base form	first · to first
3rd person singular	firsts
Present participle	firsting
Past simple	firsted
Past participle	firsted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	first
he, she, it	firsts

Past simpleLesson

all persons

firsted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have firsted
he, she, it	has firsted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will first

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Numbers, dates and time — Because the lesson uses it
A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form

Collocations

12 patterns

the first time
was the first
first time
the first one
first one to
first time that
the first person
first met
remember the first
for the first
first person to
the first thing