erster — meaning in English

English meaning

• first adj Coming before all others in order, rank, or time.
• initial adj Happening at the very start; first.

Senses

erster is used for these senses in English:

• first Of or belonging to a first family.
• initial Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

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.

initial — full definition

1. adj Happening at the very start; first.
2. noun The first letter of a name or word.
3. verb To mark or sign something with your initials.

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