linking phrase · neutral

first of all

UK/fɜːst əv ɔːl/US/fɜːrst əv ɔːl/FIRST·of·all

speakingtask2

used to introduce the first point in a list or argument

Examples

“First of all, I would like to thank the examiner for their time.”

“First of all, people need better public transport if cities want to reduce traffic.”

“First of all, let's look at the data from the last decade.”

“First of all, the government should prioritise investment in education before tackling other long‑term issues.”

first adverb / ordinalfirstly adverb

First of all of all, ...→First of all, ...

In first place, ...→First of all, ...

5and then→6first→7+first of all

to begin with

firstly

in the first place

“In the first place, I didn't even want to come to this meeting.”

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