foremost Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite ranking above all others
    world-class; first.
    • was first in her class
    • the foremost figure among marine artists
    • the top graduate
  2. adjective satellite preceding all others in spatial position
    frontmost.
    • the foremost compartment of the ship
  3. adjective satellite situated closest to the bow
    • the foremost compartment of the ship
  4. adverb prominently forward
    first.
    • he put his best foot foremost
  5. adverb before anything else
    firstly; first off; first of all; first.
    • first we must consider the garter snake

WordNet

Fore"most` adjective
Etymology
OE. formest first, AS. formest, fyrmest, superl. of forma first, which is a superl. fr. fore fore; cf. Goth. frumist, fruma, first. See Fore, adv., and cf. First, Former, Frame, v. t., Prime, a.
Definitions
  1. First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.
    THat struck the foremost man of all this world. Shak.

Webster 1913