first off

Adverb

Meaning

before anything else

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

firstly first first of all foremost in the first place first up

Antonyms

lastly in the end finally ultimately at last in conclusion

Examples

I was a guitar player first off. Boz Scaggs

Oh see, first off you gotta realize - everything for me is a reconstruction or deconstruction. I would actually say deconstruction. Mission: Impossible would be the exception. That would be a reconstruction- deconstruction. Danny Elfman

First off let me say, I've wanted to be an actress since I was a little girl. Paula Patton

I live in L.A. - I love L.A., first off - but I didn't realize how much better the air quality was in Vancouver until I went back to L.A. for a weekend and I literally felt like I was breathing fire. Emma Bell

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Bryant took the lead in the top of the first off Benton senior right-hander Ross Carver. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

First of October Antifascist Resistance Group first of two halves first of two halves of play first offender first offer first officer