Definitions for initially
ini·tial·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. initially, ab initioadverb

   at the beginning

   "at first he didn't notice anything strange"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. initiallyadverb

   at the beginning

   Initially, I found city life incredibly difficult, but now I'm used to it.

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1. initially

   Initially is an adverb that is used to describe something that is happening, existing or done at the start or beginning of a process, situation, or series of events. It refers to the first stage or first time something occurs.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Initiallyadverb

   in an initial or incipient manner or degree; at the beginning

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'initially' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2694

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'initially' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2985

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'initially' in Adverbs Frequency: #214

How to pronounce initially?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say initially in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of initially in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of initially in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of initially in a Sentence

1. Ismail Mousa:

   Michelle Mousa said. Family members have been working with the U.S. Embassy and the office of Delaware U.S. Sen. Chris Coons to try to get permission for the father and daughter to fly home. Initially, authorities said only Anisa could leave because she is not a Palestinian ID holder and is allowed to fly out of the airport in Israel. I told them, I can not let her go alone. Shes 12 years old.

2. Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung:

   What's clear is that the speed of the train will be lower than initially planned.

3. Democratic California Rep. Jackie Speier:

   We rushed to buy an aircraft with a huge amount of testing concurrency, then hid future costs by deferring testing, upgrades and retrofits, the result was a program we had to cancel after producing 555 fewer planes than the Air Force initially wanted.

4. Tom Fitton:

   Our proposed discovery, which will require court approval, will include testimony of current and former officials of the State Department, while Mrs. Clinton’s testimony may not be required initially, it may happen that her testimony is necessary for the Court to resolve the legal issues about her unprecedented email practices.

5. Honolulu Police spokeswoman Michelle Yu:

   Law enforcement in American Samoa initially expressed interest in acquiring some of the guns, but there was a change in administration and the new administration is no longer interested, the local sheriff’s department recently replaced their guns, and other county police departments( Kauai, Maui and Hawaii) are looking to replace their Smith Wessons in the future.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=initially
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Initially
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initially