eerste — meaning in English

English meaning

• first adj Coming before all others in order, rank, or time.
• fore adj Situated at or toward the front.
• initial adj Happening at the very start; first.
• prime adj Of the highest quality or importance; excellent.

Senses

eerste is used for these senses in English:

• first Of or belonging to a first family.
• first Before anything else; firstly.
• first (uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
• fore (obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous. [15th–18th c.]
• initial Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
• prime First in importance, degree, or rank.
• prime First in time, order, or sequence.

first — full definition

1. adj Coming before all others in order, rank, or time.
2. adv Before anything else; ahead of other things.
3. noun Something that has never happened before.
4. noun The lowest gear of a vehicle.

fore — full definition

1. adj Situated at or toward the front.
2. intj A warning shout in golf to alert people that a ball is heading their way.

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