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   first class

   /ˌfəːs(t) ˈklɑːs/

   noun

   • 1. a set of people or things grouped together as the best: "he has created an orchestra of the first class"
   • ▪ the best and most expensive accommodation in a train or other form of transport: "I boarded the plane and took my seat in first class"
   • ▪ a university degree or examination result in the highest classification: "he was placed in the first class of the honour school of modem history"

   adjective

   • 1. of the best quality or in the highest grade: "a stadium with first-class facilities"
   • ▪ denoting or relating to the best accommodation in a train or other form of transport: "first-class passengers"
   • ▪ relating to a class of mail given priority for fast delivery: "first-class post generally arrives the next working day"
   • ▪ relating to the highest division in the results of a university examination: "a first-class honours degree"
   • ▪ (of cricket) played between sides of recognized stature and with matches of two innings per side.

   adverb

   • 1. using the best quality accommodation in a train or other form of transport: "she flew first class from Miami to London"
   • ▪ using a class of mail given priority for fast delivery: "I sent it first class so you should get it tomorrow"

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