firstly
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firstly
- /ˈfɜɹstli/
Where it comes from
Coined before 1475, from Middle English fyrst-lyk, equivalent to first + -ly.
adverb 1stly
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In the first place; before anything else; first.
Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. […] Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
Similar: first, first of all, first up, 1stly, firstly, first off, in the first place
Opposite: lastly
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: first off, first, foremost, former, principally, primarily, before, initial, prima, chiefly, mainly, prime, originally, particularly, initially, especially
adverb
Opposite: lastly
Translations
Every language
adv in the first place
| Español | primeramente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 첫째로 cheotjjaero, 먼저 meonjeo |
| 日本語 | 先ず mazu, 第一に daiichi ni, 最初に saisho ni, 初めに hajime ni |
| 中文 | 第一 dìyī, 首先 shǒuxiān, 先 xiān, 最先 zuìxiān, 一來 /一来 yīlái |
| Português | primeiramente |
| Français | d'abord, premièrement, en premier lieu, primo, avant tout |
| Deutsch | erstens |
| Italiano | dapprima, prima, in primo luogo |
| Română | prim, întâi |
| Русский | во-пе́рвых vo-pérvyx, пре́жде всего́ préžde vsevó, в пе́рвую о́чередь v pérvuju óčeredʹ, пе́рвым до́лгом pérvym dólgom |
| Tiếng Việt | trước hết, trước nhất, trước tiên |
| العربية | أَوَّلًا ʔawwalan |
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