first and foremost

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first and foremost

adverb

not comparable Primarily; most importantly. "There are many things to be considered before that question can be answered properly," I said, sententiously. "First and foremost, do you love Mr. Edgar?"
Similar: above all, chiefly, especially, first and foremost, namely, particularly, primarily

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adv primarily; most importantly

Español	antes que nada, sobretodo
日本語	何よりもまず nani yori mo mazu
中文	首先 shǒuxiān
Português	primeiramente e sobretudo
Français	d’abord et avant tout, avant tout
Deutsch	vor allem, in erster Linie
Русский	в пе́рвую о́чередь v pérvuju óčeredʹ, пре́жде всего́ préžde vsevó
Tiếng Việt	trước hết, trước nhất
العربية	بَادِئَ ذِي بَدْءٍ bādiʔa ḏī badʔin
עברית	בָּרֹאשׁ וּבָרִאשׁוֹנָה ba-rósh u-va-rishoná, קֹדֶם כָּל kódem kol

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@misc{first_and_foremost_2026,
  title = {first and foremost},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/first%20and%20foremost},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}