| first of all | |
adverb | |
| before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" [syn: first] |
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first of all
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first of all
to begin with; the most important thing is
Example: First of all, let's clear up the mess; First of all, the scheme is impossible — secondly, we can't afford it.
See also: at first, at first hand, first-born, firstly, first-class, first-hand, first-rate, first, first aid, first and foremost, "first of all" in any languageExample: First of all, let's clear up the mess; First of all, the scheme is impossible — secondly, we can't afford it.
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