to+do+sth+first

См. также в других словарях:

• first — 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

• first — 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

• First — Sm (auch f.) erw. fach. (8. Jh.), mhd. virst, ahd. first m./f.( ?), mndl. verste Stammwort. Aus wg. * fersti m. First , auch in ae. first. Das Wort erklärt sich zwanglos aus ig. * per heraus, hervor und einer schwundstufigen Ableitung von ig. *… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

• first lien — ➔ lien * * * first lien UK US noun [C or U] (also priority lien) ► LAW, FINANCE the right of a person or financial organization to be the first to take the assets of someone who owes them money if the debt is not paid: first lien on sth »The bank …   Financial and business terms

• first refusal — noun The chance to buy (esp property) before it is offered to others • • • Main Entry: ↑first * * * (the right of) first refusal : the right to accept or refuse something before it is offered to anyone else If we decide to sell the house, we ll… …   Useful english dictionary

• first refusal — first re fusal n BrE have/give sb first refusal on sth to let someone decide whether to buy something before you offer to sell it to other people ▪ I ll let you have first refusal on the car …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Sth (trigraph) — Sth is a trigraph found in words of Greek origin. In French, it is pronounced IPA|/s/ before a consonant, as in isthme and asthme ; in Englsh, it is pronounced IPA|/s/ in the first word (isthmus) and IPA|/z/ in the second (asthma) …   Wikipedia

• first-time — /ferrst tuym /, adj. used, appearing, contending, etc., for the first time: a first time candidate. * * * firstˈ time adjective 1. Immediate 2. Carrying out an action, eg the purchase of a house, for the first time • • • Main Entry: ↑first * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• first — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (also first gear) lowest gear on a bicycle/vehicle VERB + FIRST ▪ get into, move into, slam into ▪ As he moved into first, the engine made a strange noise. ▪ engage (fo …   Collocations dictionary

• first-timer — /ferrst tuy meuhr/, n. a person who does, experiences, or attends something for the first time. [first time + ER1] * * * ˌfirst ˈtimer f27 [first timer] noun a person who does sth for the first time • conference first timers …   Useful english dictionary

• first refusal — noun have /give sb first refusal on sth BrE to let someone decide whether to buy something before you offer to sell it to other people: I ll let you have first refusal on the car …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English