Swedish adverb· top 500 most common
först
first, at first
Meaning
first; at first
In Swedish: främst, längst fram
Practise först
1 / 1What does först mean?
först in a sentence
- komma först i en tävlingcome first in a competition
- först trodde vi att hon skojadeat first we thought she was joking
- först nästa år blir resultatet klartthe 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 främstfirst and foremost
Questions
What does först mean in English?
först means “first, at first”.
Similar words
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.
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