first-round

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to or occurring in the first round of a competition, tournament, or series of events.; Relating to the initial stage of a process, such as a first round of funding, interviews, or negotiations.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

first-round pickfirst-round matchfirst-round exitfirst-round draft pickfirst-round knockoutfirst-round loss

Derivatives

first-rounder

Synonyms

opening-roundinitial-round

Antonyms

final-roundlast-round

Commonly confused

first round
EN: 'first round' (no hyphen) is a noun phrase (e.g., 'in the first round'); 'first-round' (hyphenated) is a compound adjective used before a noun (e.g., 'a first-round pick').

Spelling tips

EN: Remember to hyphenate 'first-round' when it functions as a compound adjective before a noun, but write it as two words ('first round') when used as a noun phrase.

💬 Examples

  1. The team suffered a first-round elimination from the playoffs.

  2. The startup secured first-round funding from several angel investors.