Collocations with "first"

104 collocations found

Categories

ADJECTIVE + NOUN(33)ADJECTIVE + NOUN (building level)(2)ADJECTIVE(2)ADVERB + VERB(2)ADJECTIVE + wife(1)ADJECTIVE + voyage(1)ADJECTIVE + violin(1)ADJECTIVE + try (attempt)(1)ADJECTIVE + thought(1)ADJECTIVE + third(1)ADJECTIVE + symphony(1)ADJECTIVE + syllable(1)ADJECTIVE + soprano(1)ADJECTIVE + SNOWFALL(1)ADJECTIVE + skirmish(1)ADJECTIVE + sip(1)ADJECTIVE + signatory(1)ADJECTIVE + NOUN (extreme surprise)(1)ADJECTIVE + NOUN (in the army/air force)(1)ADJECTIVE + semester(1)ADJECTIVE + rule(1)ADJECTIVE + refusal(1)ADJECTIVE + reaction (response)(1)ADJECTIVE + quarter (period)(1)ADVERB + propose(1)ADJECTIVE + priority(1)ADJECTIVE + preference(1)ADJECTIVE + pang(1)ADJECTIVE + offender(1)ADJECTIVE + offence (illegal act)(1)ADJECTIVE + objective (noun)(1)ADJECTIVE + novel (noun)(1)ADJECTIVE + name(1)ADJECTIVE + mouthful(1)ADJECTIVE + mortgage(1)ADJECTIVE + MENTION(1)ADVERB + meet(1)ADJECTIVE + manifestation(1)ADJECTIVE + lieutenant(1)ADJECTIVE + lap (noun)(1)ADJECTIVE + kiss(1)ADVERB + introduce(1)adjective + instinct(1)ADJECTIVE + instalment(1)ADJECTIVE + impression(1)ADJECTIVE + importance(1)ADJECTIVE + husband(1)ADJECTIVE + HURDLE(1)ADJECTIVE + half(1)ADJECTIVE + GLIMPSE (brief sight of sb/sth)(1)ADJECTIVE + girlfriend(1)ADJECTIVE + generation (sense: people/period of time)(1)ADJECTIVE + gear (vehicle)(1)ADJECTIVE + frost(1)ADJECTIVE + finger(1)ADJECTIVE + edition(1)ADVERB + discover(1)ADJECTIVE + NOUN (social meeting)(1)ADJECTIVE + dance(1)ADJECTIVE + communion(1)ADJECTIVE + chapter (part of a book)(1)ADJECTIVE + boyfriend(1)ADJECTIVE + NOUN (Baseball Player)(1)ADJECTIVE + ballot(1)ADJECTIVE / NOUN + NOUN(1)ADJECTIVE + appointment (meeting)(1)ADJECTIVE + NOUN (public event)(1)ADJECTIVE + NOUN (arrival)(1)ADJECTIVE + noun (music)(1)
first boyfriend

the very first person someone had as a boyfriend

boyfriend7.2
first girlfriend

the first person someone ever had as a girlfriend

girlfriend7.2
first novel

The first novel written or published by an author.

novel7.2
first rank

Refers to the highest or most important level.

rank7.2
first third

Refers to the initial one-third portion of something.

third7.2
first hint of

the initial sign or small amount

hint7.1
first hurdle

The initial difficulty in a series of challenges.

hurdle7.1
first warning

the initial warning in a series

warning7.1
first arrival

The person or thing that arrives before all others.

arrival7.0
first batter

the first player to bat in an inning or game

batter7.0
date7.0
first glimpse

The very first time seeing something.

glimpse7.0
first importance

often used with 'of the...'

importance7.0
first mention

The initial reference to something.

mention7.0
offer7.0
first sip

the initial sip of a drink

sip7.0
first storey/story

Refers to the ground floor in AmE, but the floor above the ground floor in BrE.

storey7.0
first symphony

Refers to a composer's first numbered symphonic work.

symphony7.0
first guess

The initial attempt at guessing something.

guess6.9
first propose

To be the first person or entity to suggest something.

propose6.8
first signatory

the initial person, country, or organization to sign an agreement

signatory6.8
first snowfall

the first time it snows in a season

snowfall6.8
first discover

to be the first person to find something

discover6.5
first inclination

the initial or immediate tendency

inclination6.5
first lieutenant

A junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces, above a second lieutenant.

lieutenant6.5
first violin

the leading violin section in an orchestra

violin6.5
first inhabitant

refers to the first people who lived in a place

inhabitant6.4
first secretary

The leader of a political party or a high-ranking diplomat.

secretary6.4
first option

the right to be offered something before anyone else

option6.3
first shot

often figurative

shot6.2