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first ˈbase N

1. first base Am (in baseball):

first base
erstes Base

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get to first base
etwas erreichen
to get to first base with sb esp Am inf
bei jdm landen können inf
she won't let me get to first base
ich darf sie einfach nicht küssen
he couldn't even get to first base with his date
er konnte bei ihr überhaupt nicht landen fig
his weak proposal won't even make it to first base with the directors
sein schwacher Vorschlag kommt bei den Direktoren nicht einmal in die Vorauswahl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Defensively, he played first base, third base, and left field, and even pitched two innings of relief during a 23-inning game.
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One of his signature defensive plays is the jump-throw, by which he leaps and throws to first base while moving towards third base.
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Playing mostly left field and first base, he batted.286 with career highs in home runs with 12 and runs batted in with 40.
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The football field ran north-to-south, i.e. from left field to the foul side of first base.
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The most opportune situations for sacrifice bunts occur when a runner is on first base, or runners are on both first and second base.
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Over the course of his career he demonstrated a higher-than-average fielding percentage and range at first base.
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Halter began the game batting 8th and playing first base.
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Our first base was one of the older houses in the area, its drystone walls smoothed and whitewashed, its timbers and decorative carvings painted sky-blue.
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Example: with runners at first and third, the runner at first base attempts to steal second base.
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Power's unorthodox and often flashy approach to fielding first base proved over the years to be very influential.
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