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on first-name terms — ► on first name terms having a friendly and informal relationship. Main Entry: ↑first name … English terms dictionary
on first-name terms — having a friendly and informal relationship. → first name … English new terms dictionary
first name — first names N COUNT: usu poss N Your first name is the first of the names that were given to you when you were born. You can also refer to all of your names except your surname as your first names. Her first name was Mary. I don t know what her… … English dictionary
first name — ► NOUN ▪ a personal name given to someone at birth or baptism and used before a family name. ● on first name terms Cf. ↑on first name terms … English terms dictionary
first name — n 1.) the name or names that come before your family name = ↑Christian name →↑surname, last name ↑last name ▪ Her first name s Helen, but I don t know her surname. 2.) be on first name terms (with sb) BrE be on a fir … Dictionary of contemporary English
first-name — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: first name : to address by the first name the doctor s son from Edinburgh and the boy from Abilene were soon first naming each other T.C.Mendenhall †1924 II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology … Useful english dictionary
first name */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms first name : singular first name plural first names the name that comes before your family name I don t know his first name. be on first name terms with someone (= know them well enough to call them by their… … English dictionary
first name — noun (C) 1 the name or names that come before your family name: Her first name s Helen, but I don t know her surname. 2 be on first name terms (with sb) BrE, be on a first name basis AmE to know someone well enough to call them by their first… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
first name — noun a personal name given to someone at birth or baptism and used before a family name. Phrases on first name terms having a friendly and informal relationship … English new terms dictionary
first name — /ˈfɜst neɪm/ (say ferst naym) noun 1. a forename; given name. –phrase 2. on first name terms, close friends; intimate …
