Swedish adverb· top 500 most common

först

first, at first

Meaning

first; at first

In Swedish: främst, längst fram

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What does först mean?

först in a sentence

  • komma först i en tävling
    come first in a competition
  • först trodde vi att hon skojade
    at first we thought she was joking
  • först nästa år blir resultatet klart
    the result will not be produced until next year
  • Han kom först i loppet.
    He finished first in the race.
  • Först vid lunch, fick han höra om olyckan.
    Only at lunch, did he learn about the accident.

Expressions

  • först och främst
    first and foremost

Questions

What does först mean in English?

först means “first, at first”.

Similar words

främst

Origin

From Old Swedish fyrster, from Old Norse fyrstr, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz.

Nearby common words

först is number 292 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 288varje every
  • 289fram forward, up
  • 290liten small, short
  • 291minut minute, minutia, sundry
  • 293kalla call, summon
  • 294annat something else, another, something else
  • 295leta look
  • 296jo yes, sure, well
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary