First \First\, adv. 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. --1 Tim. ii. 13. {At first}, {At the first}, at the beginning or origin. {First or last}, at one time or another; at the beginning or end. And all are fools and lovers first or last. --Dryden.