foremost

[fawr-mohst, -muhst, fohr-]

adjective

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

   the foremost surgeons.

   Synonyms: paramount, principal, chief, prime, primary

foremost

/ ˈfɔːˌməʊst /

adjective

1. first in time, place, rank, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of foremost¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of foremost¹

Old English formest , from forma first; related to Old Saxon formo first, Old High German fruma advantage

Idioms and Phrases

see first and foremost.

Example Sentences

"I spoke with President Emmanuel Macron... I informed him about our priority needs -- first and foremost, air defence systems and missiles," Zelensky said in a Facebook post.

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The question is whether the money to fund the ambitions of the foremost companies in the sector may be drying up.

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Frankenstein is now one of South Dakota’s foremost election lawyers, and she became Hulse’s mentor.

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The book is foremost a memoir full of gratitude: for his parents; for his wife, Mary, and their family; for his judicial colleagues.

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The insight is that if voters don’t trust the Conservatives to be the party of prosperity first and foremost, the Tories don’t stand a chance.

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