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first
Adjective
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The first thing is the one that is number one (1) in order.
I have no older brothers. I was the first child.
first
Adverb
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If something is first, it is before anything else.
He was the fastest in class and usually finished everything first.
First, I should say that we're happy to see you all here today.
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Never before.
I first went to Japan in 1994.
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At the beginning.
When we were first married, everything was wonderful.
first
Noun
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A first is something that has not happened before.
A dog walking on stilts? Well, that is a first.
Moroccan
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adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Morocco or its people
Moroccan mosques cannot be entered by infidels
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noun
a native or inhabitant of Morocco
crisis
Noun
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A crisis is a situation that has become very bad or very dangerous and can have bad changes to security, economic, political, societal or environmental issues.
The latest change in the hostage crisis came one day after Israel freed 51 prisoners from a jail in south Lebanon.
This will be president's last trip to the Persian Gulf until the crisis has been resolved.
The conditions of these people were extremely difficult and we faced really serious humanitarian crisis.
The US financial system is in crisis.
He has clear ideas about how to solve our energy crisis.
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A crisis is a serious emotional problem.
My high school friends thought I was confused, that I was having an identity crisis.
My dad quit his job. I think he's going through a midlife crisis.