FIRST (2)

First (fẽrst), adv. Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; — much used in composition with adjectives and participles. Adam was first formed, then Eve. 1 Tim. ii. 13. At first, At the first, at the beginning or origin. — First or last, at one time or another; at the beginning or end. And all are fools and lovers first or last. Dryden.