Also,
to begin with. In the first place, initially, as in We'll notify him by e-mail to start with, or To begin with, they haven't paid their taxes in years. The first term dates from the second half of the 1800s, the variant from the
mid-1500s. Also see
for openers.
to begin with
| Idioms: to start with |
| WordNet: to begin with |
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
before now
Synonyms: in the first place, earlier, in the beginning, originally
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 | Fishbein, Morris (Quotes By) |
| Zinn, Howard (Quotes By) |
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- Fishbein, Morris (Quotes By)
- Zinn, Howard (Quotes By)
- break off
- determine
