"erst" meaning in German

See erst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /eːrst/, [ʔeːɐ̯st], [ʔɛɐ̯st] Audio: De-at-erst.ogg , De-erst.ogg
Etymology: See the numeral erster. Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} erst, {{de-adv}} erst
  1. first, at first Synonyms: zuerst
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-KNeBh3Rc
  2. only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-zoM3bmRG
  3. not until, not for, not before (with reference to a point or period of time in the future)
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-nnobuPfV Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 7 1 1 0 7 35 1 25 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 8 1 0 0 7 37 0 26 0 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 52 1 34 3
  4. only, as recently as (with reference to the past)
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-eWx58S7E
  5. Short for erstmal. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: erstmal
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-M-wagPoN
  6. (Switzerland) Synonym of zumal Tags: Switzerland Synonyms: zumal [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-erst-de-adv-sFT6XZkY Categories (other): Switzerland German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: erst recht Related terms: erster
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  "etymology_text": "See the numeral erster.",
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        }
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        {
          "english": "She is only 28 years old.",
          "text": "Sie ist erst 28 Jahre alt.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It is only half past nine.",
          "text": "Es ist erst halb zehn.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "english": "I'm not on vacation until next month.",
          "text": "Ich bin erst nächsten Monat in Urlaub.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "My brother's not arriving for three weeks.",
          "text": "Mein Bruder kommt erst in drei Wochen an.",
          "type": "example"
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          "for"
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          "before",
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        {
          "english": "He left only yesterday.",
          "text": "Er ist erst gestern gegangen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "He has only been here for two days.",
          "text": "Er ist erst seit zwei Tagen da.",
          "type": "example"
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        "only, as recently as (with reference to the past)"
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          "ref": "2021 January 21, Timo Posselt, “Bis der Server zusammenbricht”, in wobei (Die Beilage der WOZ), page 17:",
          "text": "Wer lieber Arthousefilme streamt, findet bei Filmingo, Myfilm und Cinefile lokale Alternativen, die erst noch regelmässig ihre Steuern zahlen.",
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          "text": "Es ist erst halb zehn.",
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          "english": "My brother's not arriving for three weeks.",
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          "english": "He left only yesterday.",
          "text": "Er ist erst gestern gegangen.",
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        {
          "english": "He has only been here for two days.",
          "text": "Er ist erst seit zwei Tagen da.",
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