Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective More prominent or important than others, especially in position or rank: synonym: chief.
- adjective First in physical position or place.
- adverb Above all else; most importantly.
- adverb In the front or first position.
from The Century Dictionary.
- First in place, time, quality, station, honor, or dignity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
first , either intime or inspace - adjective of a
higher rank orposition ;paramount - adjective nautical closest to the
bow - adverb in
front - adverb
prominently forward
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb before anything else
- adverb prominently forward
- adjective situated closest to the bow
- adjective preceding all others in spatial position
- adjective ranking above all others
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Among them, the foremost is the old commandment, as old as the oldest documents of any nation: Thou shalt not kill!
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My complaint with the book, first and foremost, is the “tag line” on the cover of the paperback (not sure if it was on the hardcover): Has history been wrong for 200 years?
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I want them to be touched by it because to me novel writing, first and foremost, is storytelling.
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That being first and foremost, is why JBT works as a brand.
I NEED YOUR OPINIONS! What should the future of Johnny B. look like? | Johnny B. Truant 2009
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First and foremost is that you want to recognize that mental health problems, including addictions, are among the most common medical problems that exist!
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: Finding the Right Psychiatrist MD Lloyd I. Sederer 2010
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First and foremost is that program at Naperville Central HS, in Naperville, Illinois.
How Joel Klein insulted physical education teachers Valerie Strauss 2010
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First and foremost is the time he played Howard Payne, the maniacal disgruntled ex-cop, against Keanu Reeves in Speed (1994).
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My complaint with the book, first and foremost, is the “tag line” on the cover of the paperback (not sure if it was on the hardcover): Has history been wrong for 200 years?
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“First and foremost is instituting a more stringent employee-training regimen and issuing a press release about it.”
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First and foremost is that you want to recognize that mental health problems, including addictions, are among the most common medical problems that exist!
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: Finding the Right Psychiatrist MD Lloyd I. Sederer 2010
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