FIRST / LAST THING

Meaning of FIRST / LAST THING in English

early in the morning / late in the evening :

I need the report on my desk first thing Monday morning.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

THING — I. ˈthiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly, reason; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst, ˈfə̄st, ˈfəist adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THING — thing 1 /thing/ , n. 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST — last 1 /last, lahst/ , adj. a superl. of late with later as compar. 1. occurring or coming after all …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRST — — firstness , adj. /ferrst/ , adj. 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST — I. ˈlast verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lǣstan to last, follow; akin to Old English lāst footprint Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German furist first, Old English faran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Gothic theihs time …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun a portion or part; something. 2. thing ·noun a transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed. 3. thing ·noun …
Webster English vocab
LAST — adj in conclusion; finally. 2. last ·noun the burden of a ship; a cargo. 3. last ·adj supreme; highest in …
Webster English vocab
LAST — [last] vb [ME, fr. OE laestan to last, follow; akin to OE last footprint] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to continue …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRST — [first] adj [ME, fr. OE fyrst; akin to OHG furist first, OE faran to go--more at fare] (bef. 12c): preceding …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAST — last, Last BrE AmE lɑːst § læst AmE læst ▷ lasted ˈlɑːst ɪd § ˈlæst-, -əd AmE ˈlæst əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRST — first BrE AmE fɜːst AmE fɝːst ▷ firsts fɜːsts AmE fɝːsts ▶ ˌ first ˈ aid BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAST — I . *last / lɑːst; NAmE læst/ determiner , adverb , noun , verb —see also last (II) ■ determiner …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — / θɪŋ; NAmE / noun OBJECT 1. [ C ] an object whose name you do not use because you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — / fɜːst; NAmE fɜːrst/ determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun ■ determiner , ordinal number 1. happening or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — thing S1 W1 /θɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'meeting, council, thing' ] 1 . IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAST — I. last 1 S1 W1 /lɑːst $ læst/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective 1 . most recent or nearest to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRST — I. first 1 S1 W1 /fɜːst $ fɜːrst/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fyrst ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAST — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAST — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THING — n.1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
LAST — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most …
Oxford English vocab
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Oxford English vocab
THING — ( things) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST — ( lasts, lasting, lasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — ( firsts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The first thing, person, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FIRST — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ~ thing, person, event, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a final/last attempt ▪ They made one final attempt to make their marriage work. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first offence ▪ Because it was a first offence, she was not sent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST — [adjective], [adverb] [not gradable], [noun], [pronoun] - (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality …
Cambridge English vocab
LAST — Synonyms and related words : Z, abide, advance, aforegoing, after, aftermost, apodosis, at last, at length, at long last, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRST — Synonyms and related words : ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, ahead, alpha, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, arch, at first, at the …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THING — See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, DO ONE'S THING or DO ONE'S OWN THING, FIRST THINGS COME FIRST, …
Slang English vocab
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Slang English vocab
THING — INDEX: 1. a thing 2. several things of different types 3. what you say when you do not know the …
Longman Activator English vocab
THING — See ↑ CHARACTER 2,6, ↑ DETAIL 1, ↑ DO/NOT DO 7, ↑ HAPPEN 7, ↑ SUBJECT 1, ↑ THING 1,3 …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — See ↑ BEFORE 4, ↑ CONTINUE 2, ↑ ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH 1, ↑ LAST 1,5,6,7, ↑ REMAIN 2, ↑ SURVIVE 1 …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — INDEX: coming at the end 1. coming at the end after all others 2. to be the last one in …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRST — See ↑ BEFORE 1, ↑ FIRST 1,1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a first • ↑ at first/initially • ↑ be first/come …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST — n. 25B6; adjective the last woman in the queue : REARMOST, hindmost, endmost, at the end, at the back, furthest …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRST — n. 25B6; adjective the first chapter : EARLIEST, initial, opening, introductory. first principles : FUNDAMENTAL, basic, rudimentary, primary; key, cardinal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Словарь английских идиом
THING — noun 1 DUBIOUS : Being punctual is a very important thing. GOOD : Being punctual is very important. ◆◆◆ Avoid …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LAST — I noun BAD : First we listened to the tape, then we answered some questions, and at last we wrote …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FIRST — adverb BAD : At first, I would like to introduce myself. GOOD : First of all, I would like to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THING — сущ. 1) а) вещь, предмет What are those white things in the field? ≈ Что это там белеет в поле? …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAST — I 1. прил. 1) превосх. от late 1. 2) а) последний to come in last ≈ приходить последним (на скачках) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST — 1. числ. поряд. первый а) первый по счету; следующий раньше всех по порядку б) занимающий ведущее положение, главный, лучший first …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THING — thing.ogg θıŋ n 1. 1> вещь; предмет material things - физические предметы small thing - вещица thing of beauty - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAST — last.ogg _I 1. lɑ:st n 1. 1> последний, последнее the last of the Stuart Kings - последний король из династии …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRST — 1. fɜ:st n 1. (the first) первое (число) on the first of May - первого мая 2. первый (человек) ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAST — 1) длиться 2) крайний 3) последний 4) продолжаться 5) прошлый 6) сохраняться • in the last analysis — в конце концов last quarter of the moon — последняя …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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