foremost

foremost
adjective
1) vorderst...
2) (fig.) führend
* * *
['fo:moust]
adjective
(most famous or important: the foremost modern artist.) vorderst, best
* * *
fore·most
[ˈfɔ:məʊst, AM ˈfɔ:rmoʊst]
inv
I. adj
1. (important) führend
they were \foremost among those seeking to bring about reforms sie waren federführend unter denjenigen, die versuchten, Reformen einzuleiten
2. (at the front) vorderste(r, s)
II. adv
1. (position) an vorderster Stelle dat
first and \foremost zuallererst
to come [or rank] \foremost among sth an der Spitze einer S. gen stehen
2. (at the front) zuerst
feet/head \foremost mit den Füßen/dem Kopf voraus [o voran]
to be carried out feet \foremost mit den Füßen zuerst hinausgetragen werden fam
* * *
['fɔːməʊst]
1. adj
1) (= leading) authority, writer, scholar etc führend

to be foremost in sth/in a field — in etw (dat)/auf einem Gebiet führend sein

to be foremost in doing sth — führend darin sein, etw zu tun

foremost among them was John — John führte mit ihnen

the thought which is foremost in his mind — der Gedanke, der ihn hauptsächlich beschäftigt

2) (NAUT) vorderste(r, s)
2. adv
1) (= above all) vor allem → academic.ru/27527/first">first
See:
first
2)

(= forwards) to jump in feet/head foremost — mit den Füßen/dem Kopf zuerst hineinspringen

hold the spear point foremost — halten Sie den Speer mit der Spitze nach vorn

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foremost [-məʊst]
A adj
1. vorderst(er, e, es), erst(er, e, es)
2. fig
a) vornehmst(er, e, es)
b) herausragendst(er, e, es)
B adv zuerst:
a) an erster Stelle:
first and foremost zu allererst
b) voran: foot A 1, head Bes Redew, heel1 Bes Redew
* * *
adjective
1) vorderst...
2) (fig.) führend
* * *
adj.
erst adj.
vorderst adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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