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at the first

at the first is the dated form of at first.

Meaning of at first

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Initially; at the start; originally.
    • If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

Questions about at the first

What is at the first the dated form of?
At the first is the dated form of at first.

Words near at the first in the dictionary

  1. at the end of one's tether
  2. at the end of the day
  3. at the end of the rainbow
  4. at the expense of
  5. at the feet of
  6. at the first
  7. at the first brunt
  8. at the hand of
  9. at the hands of
  10. at the helm
  11. at the high port

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Adapted from Wiktionary: at the first (page history and authors); at first (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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