Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first thing

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.57 in modern English

Syllables: first thing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Early in the morning.

adv

Straight away, very soon.

noun

The basic idea of how to do something.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first, thing.

Example Sentences

"I'll meet you first thing at the station."
"Some of 'em said that when a boy had been away from home a couple of years he ought to want to see his folks the first thing."
"I'll do it first thing after school tomorrow."
"You had to see it first thing, 'cause it was the first thing that caught the eye."
"Whatever it is, getting it out of the way is crucial to your forward momentum. So, to borrow a phrase from Nike, just do it—and do it first thing."
"I would help you, but I don't know the first thing about gardening."

Inflected Forms

first things (plural)

Questions

What does first thing mean?: Early in the morning.

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