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came first

came first is the simple past of come first.

Meaning of come first

Verb

come first (third-person singular simple present comes first, present participle coming first, simple past came first, past participle 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
    Synonyms:
    override

Questions about came first

What is came first the simple past of?
Came first is the simple past of come first.

Words near came first in the dictionary

  1. came down to us
  2. came down upon
  3. came down with
  4. came down with one's dust
  5. came down with the dust
  6. came first
  7. came for
  8. came forth
  9. came forward
  10. came from
  11. came from a Cracker Jack box

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