first
Aussprache: [/fɚst/]
Wort
Kontext: „ranking or sequence“
(adjective) refers to being number one in order or importance. Like when you win a race and come in before everyone else, you are first.
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She finished the race first, winning the gold medal.
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He was not the first person to arrive at the party.
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Who came first in the spelling bee competition?
Kontext: „time“
(adverb) refers to happening before anything or anyone else. When you wake up before your siblings, you wake up first.
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She woke up first and made breakfast for everyone.
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He did not arrive at the meeting first; he was late.
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Who arrived first at the school play?
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