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first name
1first-name
2[ adjective furst-neym; verb furst-neym ]
adjective
- of or relating to one's first, or given, name; familiar; intimate:
They were on a first-name basis soon after meeting.
verb (used with object)
- to address (someone) by their first name, especially as a sign of informality or familiarity:
The boss doesn't like the employees to first-name her.
first name
noun
- a name given to a person at birth, as opposed to a surname Also calledChristian nameforenamegiven name
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Example Sentences
He still pinches himself, he said, for being on first-name basis with folks like the Clintons.
Voters are on a first-name basis with candidates because of it.
That warm, fuzzy feeling is reciprocated—more often than not on a first-name basis.
"Doan' go so fas', Hoo," called Mr. Lum, for they had long since reached the first-name stage.
Why, then, are you on first-name terms with everyone in the scientific group except me?
It seemed unlikely that necktie drummers would be on terms of first-name intimacy with Shakespeare.
They had dropped formality and were on a first-name basis now.
I'm not normally a first-name-snatcher, but I do seem to have fallen into saying 'Milt.'
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