foremost

American  

[fawr-mohst, -muhst, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌmoʊst, -məst, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

1. first in place, order, rank, etc..

   the foremost surgeons.

   Synonyms:

   paramount, principal, chief, prime, primary

---

foremost British  

/ ˈfɔːˌməʊst /

adjective

1. first in time, place, rank, etc

---

foremost Idioms  

1. see first and foremost.

---

Etymology

Origin of foremost

before 1000; fore ¹ + -most; replacing Middle English, Old English formest, equivalent to form ( a ) first, variant of fruma (compare Latin prīmus ) + -est -est ¹

Example Sentences

"First and foremost, as a soap fan, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see these two worlds collide," Macleod continues.

From BBC

Palantir, one of the foremost beneficiaries of the AI boom, was an unsurprising addition to the list.

From Barron's

Saban was college football’s foremost architect, but he still needed someone he could trust to provide him with the best materials—in other words, a recruiting coordinator.

From The Wall Street Journal

Joshua has lost two people close to him, friends first and foremost, including his long-time strength and conditioning coach Ghami, and the emotional impact of that is impossible to measure.

From BBC

“Protecting public health and the well-being of impacted communities remains the state’s foremost priority.”

From Los Angeles Times