first vs primary

primary vs first

first and primary both are nouns.

first and primary both are adjectives.

first is an adverb but primary is not an adverb.

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

first (noun)	primary (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)	a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving	one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
an honours degree of the highest class	coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
the first element in a countable series	(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
the first or highest in an ordering or series
the time at which something is supposed to begin

first (adjective)	primary (adjective)
preceding all others in time or space or degree	of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections	of or being the essential or basic part
ranking above all others	most important element
serving to begin	not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
serving to set in motion

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

Difference between first and primary

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