Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first of all

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.95 in modern English

Syllables: first of all
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Firstly; before anything else.

Example Sentences

"Be strong, live happie, and love, but first of all / Him whom to love is to obey, and keep / His great command; […]"
""My dear sir," said Hube in an authoritative manner to the receptionist askancing Thales, "first of all, we aren't tourists. Secondly, this isn't a rat, this is the present embodiment of the spiritual leader of millions of people in India […]"
""I must say, I quite enjoy having the best detective in the business, and the fastest gun in the West, on my payroll." "First of all," Clint said tightly, "I'm not the fastest gun in the West, and second, I'm not on your payroll." Royce held up both of his hands. "I didn't mean to offend you, sir[…]""

Synonyms

first firstly first up foremost first off

Questions

What does first of all mean?: Firstly; before anything else.

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