first vs position

position vs first

first and position both are nouns.

first is an adjective but position is not an adjective.

first is not a verb while position is a verb.

first is an adverb but position is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
first	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
position	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, position is a hypernym of first; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than first:

first: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
position: (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

first (noun)	position (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)	the act of putting something in a certain place
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving	a job in an organization
an honours degree of the highest class	(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the first element in a countable series	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the first or highest in an ordering or series	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the time at which something is supposed to begin	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
	a rationalized mental attitude
	an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
	the appropriate or customary location
	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
	a condition or position in which you find yourself

first (adjective)	position (adjective)
preceding all others in time or space or degree
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
ranking above all others
serving to begin
serving to set in motion

first (verb)	position (verb)
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

first (adverb)	position (adverb)
before anything else
prominently forward
the initial time
before another in time, space, or importance

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