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first meaning in Hindi

पहला pahlā

/feːst/UK/fɜːst/

first in Hindi: पहला (pahlā), प्रथम (pratham), पहिला (pahilā), अव्वल (avval). In English, first means preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

Hindi words for first

numeral first — see also 1st
पहला pahlā, प्रथम pratham, पहिला pahilā, अव्वल avval, प्रारंभिक prārambhik
before anything else
अव्वल avval, प्रारंभिक prārambhik
person or thing in the first position
अव्वल avval, प्रथम pratham, प्रारंभिक prārambhik

English meaning of first

  1. adjective Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
  2. adjective Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
  3. adjective Of or belonging to a first family.
  4. adjective Coming right after the zeroth in things that use zero-based numbering.

Full definition of first

first in a sentence

  • Hancock was first to arrive.
  • The first day of September 2013 was a Sunday.
  • I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.

Synonyms of first

first in other languages

Questions about first in Hindi

What is the meaning of first in Hindi?
First in Hindi is पहला (pahlā), प्रथम (pratham), पहिला (pahilā), अव्वल (avval).
first का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
First: पहला (pahlā), प्रथम (pratham), पहिला (pahilā), अव्वल (avval).
What does first mean in English?
First means preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

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