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First vs. Frist — What's the Difference?

First vs. Frist — What's the Difference?

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First

The ordinal number matching the number one in a series.

Frist

Frist is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bill Frist (born 1952), American physician, businessman, and politician Patricia C. Frist, American businesswoman and philanthropist.

First

The one coming, occurring, or ranking before or above all others.

Frist

(obsolete) A certain space or period of time; respite.

First

The beginning; the outset
From the first.
At first.
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Frist

Time allotted for repayment; a term (in which a debt is to be repaid); a delay; respite; suspension.
His was a short frist (He had a short life).

First

(Music) The voice or instrument highest in pitch or carrying the principal part.

Frist

Credit; trust.

First

The transmission gear or corresponding gear ratio used to produce the range of lowest drive speeds in a motor vehicle.

Frist

To grant respite; especially, to give a debtor credit or time for payment.

First

The winning position in a contest
Finished the season in first.

Frist

To defer; postpone.

First

First base.

Frist

To sell upon credit, as goods.

First

A first baseman.

First

Corresponding in order to the number one.

First

Coming before all others in order or location
The first house on your left.

First

Occurring or acting before all others in time; earliest
The first day of spring.

First

Ranking above all others, as in importance or quality; foremost
Was first in the class.

First

(Music) Being highest in pitch or carrying the principal part
First trumpet.

First

Of, relating to, or being the transmission gear or corresponding gear ratio used to produce the range of lowest drive speeds in a motor vehicle.

First

Of, related to, or being a member of the US president's household
First daughter Sasha Obama.

First

Before or above all others in time, order, rank, or importance
Arrived first.
Forgot to light the oven first.

First

For the first time.

First

Rather; preferably
Would die first.

First

In the first place; to begin with; firstly.

First

Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
Hancock was first to arrive.
The first day of September 2013 was a Sunday.
I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.

First

Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
The first violinist

First

Of or belonging to a first family.

First

Before anything else; firstly.
Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook.
I plunged nose first into the water.

First

For the first time.
I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old.

First

Now.

First

(uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
He was the first to complete the course.

First

(uncountable) The first gear of an engine.

First

(countable) Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.

First

First base
There was a close play at first.

First

A first-class honours degree.

First

A first-edition copy of some publication.

First

(in combination) A fraction whose (integer) denominator ends in the digit 1.
One forty-first of the estate

First

(obsolete) Time; time granted; respite.

First

Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.

First

Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.

First

Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
It is the intention of the person to reveal it at first hand, by way of mouth, to yourself.
See, Father, what first fruits on earth are sprungFrom thy implanted grace in man!

First

Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; - much used in composition with adjectives and participles.
Adam was first formed, then Eve.
And all are fools and lovers first or last.

First

The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; - so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preëminence in the combined effect.

First

The first or highest in an ordering or series;
He wanted to be the first

First

The first element in a countable series;
The first of the month

First

The time at which something is supposed to begin;
They got an early start
She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her

First

The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base

First

An honours degree of the highest class

First

The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

First

Preceding all others in time or space or degree;
The first house on the right
The first day of spring
His first political race
Her first baby
The first time
The first meetings of the new party
The first phase of his training
The last time I saw Paris
The last day of the month
Had the last word
Waited until the last minute
He raised his voice in a last supreme call
The last game of the season
Down to his last nickel

First

Indicating the beginning unit in a series

First

Serving to set in motion;
The magazine's inaugural issue
The initiative phase in the negotiations
An initiatory step toward a treaty
His first (or maiden) speech in Congress
The liner's maiden voyage

First

Serving to begin;
The beginning canto of the poem
The first verse

First

Ranking above all others;
Was first in her class
The foremost figure among marine artists
The top graduate

First

Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections;
First soprano
The first violin section
Played first horn

First

Being the gear producing the lowest drive speed;
Use first gear on steep hills

First

Before anything else;
First we must consider the garter snake

First

The initial time;
When Felix first saw a garter snake

First

Before another in time, space, or importance;
I was here first
Let's do this job first

First

Prominently forward;
He put his best foot foremost

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