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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Mark Leonard:

   He has an incredible nose for political opportunity, but also for power, he was stuck in Ukraine... and couldn't see a way out. He initially stepped up the Russian footprint in Syria because Assad was in trouble. Now he has managed this extraordinary pivot after the Paris events.

2. Brian Snyder:

   Immediately afterwards my reaction was' did that just happen ?' , initially, the other photographers and I were unsure if it was a planned part of the show or something else. Once Will Smith was back at Will Smith seat and yelling back to the stage, we figured it was not part of the script. And then I started looking through my camera for reactions.

3. Michael Avenatti:

   Stormy only wanted to be released from the NDA initially. I saw The Daniels case in a larger sense, i saw The Daniels case as Donald Trump and Michael Cohen rigging the 2016 election by covering up Donald Trump relationship with Stormy Daniels. I recognized the campaign finance violations from the very first meeting that I had with Stormy Daniels.

4. Nabretta Hardin:

   I was initially shocked when I heard of the first firing.

5. Phil Kemp:

   We're trying to do this globally; we'll focus on Western Europe and the United States initially and then look to spread further.

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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
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=initially