to begin with

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Adverb

to begin with (not comparable)

  1. Initially, at first, at the very start.
    Synonyms: at first, to start with
    To begin with, we moved the furniture out of the room.
  2. In the first place.
    Synonym: to start with
    Double my wages? You weren't paying me anything to begin with!

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