FOREMOST Definition & Meaning

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foremost

[ fawr-mohst, -muhst, fohr- ]

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adjective

first in place, order, rank, etc.:
the foremost surgeons.
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foremost

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adjective

first in time, place, rank, etc

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Origin of foremost¹

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

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Origin of foremost¹

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

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Idioms and Phrases

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He added that it became "first and foremost a safety situation".

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Although its seven articles have been amended and interpreted in different ways throughout the years, they still guide today's literary custodians, with the foremost being to stand against censorship.

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"Everyone is entitled to their opinion. What we've always got to remember is women are different to men first and foremost and everyone processes their emotions differently and reacts in different ways."

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“The goal is, first and foremost, to keep the people in your hospital safe,” Cohen said.

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This book is first and foremost in honor of the Black heroes who used literacy to propel freedom.

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