まず

Meanings

1. first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
2. probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
3. more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
4. anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being

Part of speech: adverb

Example sentences

• まず第一に私はジムを訪ねなければならない。

  First of all, I have to call on Jim.

  Tatoeba #195566 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• あのチームは、あるとしても、まず優勝の望みはない。

  That team has little, if any, chance of winning.

  Tatoeba #231309 · CC BY 2.0 FR