To begin with

adv

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Initially, at first, at the very start. not-comparable

    "To begin with, we moved the furniture out of the room."

  2. 2
    In the first place. not-comparable

    "Double my wages? You weren't paying me anything to begin with!"

Adverb
  1. 1
    before now wordnet

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