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Synonyms for foremost

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fawr-mohst, -muhst, fohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔrˌmoʊst, -məst, ˈfoʊr-

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Définition of foremost

Origin :
  • Old English fyrmest "earliest, first, most prominent," from Proto-Germanic *formo- (related to Old English fruma "beginning"), superlative of the root of fore + additional superlative suffix -est. Cf. -most, and cf. also Old Frisian formest, Gothic frumists. Altered on the assumption that it is a compound of fore and most.
  • adj first in rank, order
Example sentences :
  • Who foremost now to climb the leaguered wall, The first to triumph, or the first to fall?
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • It unquestionably established Gladstone as the foremost financier of his day.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • In the Peer's gallery were the foremost members of the House of Lords.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Foremost among these--one would think--should come his own productions.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • Among the foremost advocates of the royal usurpations was Dr. Bullivant.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Bullivant » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • In every Christian enterprise Deacon Sheldon has been among the foremost.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • See whether I am as good as my word and turn out to be among the foremost, or no.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • She was the foremost object of all "who flattered, sought, and sued."
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various
  • Do you not meet with it everywhere, and foremost in the sanctuaries of the mind and the soul?
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • This piece of news was the foremost topic at the Dudley dinner-table.
  • Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd

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