foremost

(fôr'mōst', fōr'-)
adj.

1. First in time or place.
2. Ahead of all others, especially in position or rank; paramount. See synonyms at chief.

adv.

1. In the front or first position.
2. So as to be most important.

[Alteration of Middle English formest, first, from Old English.]

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adjective

Most important, influential, or significant: capital, cardinal, chief, first, key, leading, main, major, number one, paramount, premier, primary, prime, principal, top. See important/unimportant.

adj

Definition: first in rank, order
Antonyms: inferior, last, least, lowest, minor, secondary, unimportant

IN BRIEF: First in position or importance.

The beauty of the garden was foremost in every visitor's mind.

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Common misspelling(s) of foremost

• formost

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - først, førrende
adv. - forrest

idioms:

• first and foremost    først og fremmest

Nederlands (Dutch)
eerst, vooraan, belangrijkst, best

Français (French)
adj. - premier, le plus avancé, le plus en avant
adv. - tout d'abord, en premier lieu

idioms:

• first and foremost    tout d'abord, en premier lieu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - erst, vorderst
adv. - zuerst

idioms:

• first and foremost    zunächst einmal

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προγενέστερος, πρώτος, (που βρίσκεται) επικεφαλής, ο πιο σπουδαίος

idioms:

• first and foremost    πρώτο(ς) και κύριο(ς), πρώτα-πρώτα

Italiano (Italian)
principale

idioms:

• first and foremost    in primo luogo, innanzitutto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mais importante

idioms:

• first and foremost    primeiramente

Русский (Russian)
передовой, главный, выдающийся

idioms:

• first and foremost    прежде всего

Español (Spanish)
adj. - primero, principal
adv. - primero, en primer lugar

idioms:

• first and foremost    en primer lugar, ante todo, primeramente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - främst

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
最初的, 最重要的, 在最前, 最重要地, 首先

idioms:

• first and foremost    首先, 首要地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 最初的, 最重要的
adv. - 在最前, 最重要地, 首先

idioms:

• first and foremost    首先, 首要地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 맨 처음의, 첫번째로
adv. - 맨 먼저, 첫번째로

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 第一の, 一流の
adv. - 真っ先に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رئيسي , أولا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חשוב ביותר, בולט‬
adv. - ‮קודם-כל, בעמדה הקדמית ביותר‬

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