Plural of first
regular plural
The plural of first is firsts.
Forms of first
| Singular | first /fɜːst/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | firsts /fɜːsts/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Firsts in a sentence
- I remember other firsts: how I wussily asked her out the first time, and the first time I told her I loved her.2020, Jim Pace, Should We Fire God?
- Unlike the Apollo astronauts, who were all white men, this mission sets a number of firsts: Mr.2026 April 1, Kenneth Chang, “Artemis II Completes First Day of Its NASA Lunar Mission”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry deep space
- The game's legacy transcended all the longests and firsts for UCLA.2018, Ben Bolch, 100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (page 297). From the entry longest
- It is called Agent Of Death, and it has a couple of important firsts in it.1984 March/April, Ken St. Andre, “From Khazan to Melnibone... and Back Again”, in Different Worlds, number 33, page 26. From the entry megacharacter
- It has often been said that Philadelphia is the city of firsts, Boston of bests, and New York of latests.1979, Edward Digby Baltzell, Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia, page 54. From the entry latest
Meaning of first
- adjective Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
- adjective Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
- adjective Of or belonging to a first family.
Questions about the plural of first
- What is the plural of first?
- The plural of first is firsts.
- Is first countable?
- First is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: first (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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