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go first

VERB
head
Synonyms
STRONGEST
command control direct guide lead run
STRONG
address dominate govern pioneer precede rule supervise
WEAK
be first be in charge hold sway over lead the way
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon follow misguide mislead neglect obey
STRONG
serve submit surrender yield

Example Sentences

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When others approached us he always let me go first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The grandmotherly driving of today’s Waymos conjures images of two, excessively polite Midwesterners locked at an intersection, each beckoning the other to go first, back and forth in perpetuity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

None started where most people’s minds go first: Am I safe?

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2025

China is unlikely to want to go first.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

It finally turns green, and Seven lets the patrol car go first.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas