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. Ken Kohl:

   The goal here is to really to identify people and get them at least what we call placeholder charges initially and then we look deeper into how these individuals came here, how much planning was involved, and any actors domestic or foreign.

2. Christopher Ransom:

   There are not that many medical conditions that produce transient, recurrent, and highly-stereotyped neurological symptoms and epileptic seizures top that list of diagnoses to consider, this case, however, produced a particular challenge because [ the ] patient initially only described the cyclical pattern of sweating, not neurological symptoms. It wasn't until a spell was directly observed that alterations of behavior, seen as slowed verbal responses, was recognized to accompany the episodes of intense sweating.

3. Jeremy Batstone-Carr:

   The oil price fall initially reflected concerns about oversupply, but now we're seeing concerns over demand compound matters, so other commodity-related stocks are being hit.

4. Diane Marotta:

   My school system releases progress reports midway through the first quarter, although teachers grumbled initially at the added work, we came to realize how helpful they are.

5. Ryan Sweet:

   Odds are that the tariffs will begin to boost import prices, the inflationary impact of the steel and aluminum tariffs has been modest, partly because a number of countries initially were exempt, but that has changed.

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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