come first

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come first

verb comes first · coming first · came first · come first

  1. idiomatic To win first place in a competition. Sally came first in the calligraphy competition.
  2. idiomatic To be the most important thing to consider. Near-synonym: override

    Similar: override

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verb win first place in competition

中文名列第一 míngliè dì-yī
Françaisarriver premier
Русскийпобежда́ть pobeždátʹ, победи́ть pobedítʹ, выи́грывать vyígryvatʹ, вы́играть výigratʹ

verb be the most important thing to consider

中文放在首位 fàng zài shǒuwèi, 第一 dì-yī
Françaisprimer, d'abord, avant tout
Русскийпре́жде всего́ préžde vsevó

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@misc{come_first_2026,
  title = {come first},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20first},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}