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come_first

come first

English

Verb

come first (third-person singular simple present comes first, present participle coming first, simple past came first, past participle come first)

  1. (idiomatic) To win first place in a competition.
    Sally came first in the calligraphy contest.
  2. (idiomatic) To be the most important thing to consider.
    Don't forget: safety comes first.

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