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. Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant:

   It's like being shot down initially.

2. Rushabh Doshi:

   There was a huge challenge with the stigma attached to Chinese brands initially, a lot of new vendors are testing out online retail first, trying to see if the brand is picking up in India and then ramping up their operations based on the feedback they get from the consumer base.

3. Zongqiang Luo:

   In normal times, much of this gas would have been used to feed into the pipeline grid and sold on to Europe. Because Russia has sharply cut supply to Europe that gas initially went into Russian domestic storage. Those are now likely full, so the gas has nowhere to go, hence it's being flared.

4. The Labor:

   On May 11, 2020, BLS corrected errors in national estimates for seasonally adjusted all employees in professional and technical services, professional and business services, private service-providing, service-providing, total private, and total nonfarm, the corrected change in total nonfarm employment for April is 37,000 lower than initially reported.

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