before+anything+else

  • 31first — first1 W1S1 [fə:st US fə:rst] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a series)¦ 2 for the first time 3¦(main)¦ 4 in the first place 5 in the first instance 6 at first glance/sight 7 first things first 8 (at) first hand 9 first prize/place …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32first — number BEFORE 1 before anything or anyone else: She reached the top of the hill first. | It s mine, I saw it first. see firstly 2 the first someone or something that is before other people or things : be (the) first to do sth: My sister said I d… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33all — [ ɔl ] function word, quantifier *** All can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable or plural noun): They had given up all hope. All children deserve encouragement. as a predeterminer (followed by a word such… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34first*/*/*/ — [fɜːst] grammar word summary: First can be: ■ a number: This is the first car I ve ever owned. ■ a pronoun: Her second husband was much older than her first. ■ an adverb: First, I want to explain the purpose of this meeting. ■ a noun: That visit… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 35all */*/*/ — UK [ɔːl] / US [ɔl] adverb, determiner, preposition, pronoun Summary: All can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable or plural noun): They had given up all hope. ♦ All children deserve encouragement. as a… …

    English dictionary

  • 36first thing — adverb : before anything else : right away : immediately I ll get that letter off first thing promised to call first thing in the morning * * * first thing Before doing anything else • • • Main Entry: ↑first * * * …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 37first — ordinal number 1》 coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st.     ↘before doing something else. 2》 foremost in position, rank, or importance.     ↘Brit. a place in the top grade in an examination for a degree. 3》 for the first time …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 38Early Islamic philosophy — or classical Islamic philosophy is a period of intense philosophical development beginning in the 2nd century AH of the Islamic calendar (early 9th century CE) and lasting until the 6th century AH (late 12th century CE). The period is known as… …

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  • 39first — firstness, adj. /ferrst/, adj. 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president. 2. Music. highest or chief among several voices or… …

    Universalium

  • 40first of all — adverb before anything else (Freq. 5) first we must consider the garter snake • Syn: ↑first, ↑firstly, ↑foremost, ↑first off * * * before doing anything else; at the beginning first of all, let me ask you something …

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