Hi every body why we dont use "the" in "at first"? "first" is a noun, so we have to use the article "the" before noun, but we use just "at first".

sajjad

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There are several instances when you don`t need articles in front of nouns. Generic usage: Dogs like bones. Man must explore. In some expressions after prepositions: at work, in house, at school, at first.

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