along vs first

along

adv
  • Onward, forward, with progressive action. 

  • In company; together. 

prep
  • In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on. 

  • By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to. 

first

adv
  • Now. 

  • For the first time. 

  • Before anything else; firstly. 

noun
  • first base 

  • A first-edition copy of some publication. 

  • A fraction whose (integer) denominator ends in the digit 1. 

  • The first gear of an engine. 

  • Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence. 

  • A first-class honours degree. 

  • The person or thing in the first position. 

adj
  • Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. 

  • Of or belonging to a first family. 

  • Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest. 

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