Meanings
adverbon a first-name basis (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableHaving enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surname.
We are not yet on a first-name basis.
Synonyms: on first-name basis
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbHaving enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surname.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 關係已經親密到直呼其名了 /关系已经亲密到直呼其名了
- 關係已經親密到直呼其名了 /关系已经亲密到直呼其名了 (guānxì yǐjīng qīnmì dào zhíhūqímíng le)having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name
Dutch bekend
- bekendhaving enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name
Finnish sinutella
- sinutellahaving enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name
French à tu et à toi
- à tu et à toihaving enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name
German per Du
- per Duhaving enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name
Hungarian tegez
- tegezhaving enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name
Polish na "ty"
- na "ty"having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name
Russian на "ты"
- на "ты" (na "ty")having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name
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APA
on a first-name basis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20a%20first-name%20basis
MLA
“on a first-name basis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20a%20first-name%20basis. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on a first-name basis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20a%20first-name%20basis.
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