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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.
performance
Noun
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A performance is a show of acting or music.
We went to see a performance by local musicians last night.
The acting was good, but the noise made it difficult to enjoy the performance.
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The performance of a person, machine, company, etc. is how well it does its job.
After a year of losing money, the company needs to improve performance.
This car is a high performance vehicle.