TO BEGIN WITH meaning: Initially, at the starting point - OneLook

Usually means: Initially, at the starting point.

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to begin with: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
to begin with: Merriam-Webster
to begin with: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
to begin with: Collins English Dictionary
to begin with: Vocabulary.com
to begin with: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
to begin with: Wiktionary
to begin with: Dictionary.com
to begin with: Rhymezone
to begin with: FreeDictionary.org
to begin with: Mnemonic Dictionary
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to begin with: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (to begin with)

▸ adverb: initially, at first, at the very start
▸ adverb: in the first place

Similar:

earlier, originally, in the beginning, in the first place, to start with, initially, at the first brunt, for starters, from the word go, up front, more...

Opposite:

end, conclude, finish, terminate, wrap up

Phrases:

to begin something with a plead, more...

Adjectives:

prime, foremost, furst, primo, dated, beginning, future, prima, inaugural, next generation, primer

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Similar:

earlier, originally, in the beginning, in the first place, to start with, initially, at the first brunt, for starters, from the word go, up front, more...

Opposite:

end, conclude, finish, terminate, wrap up

Phrases:

to begin something with a plead, more...

Adjectives:

prime, foremost, furst, primo, dated, beginning, future, prima, inaugural, next generation, primer

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