at first

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Initially, at the start, as in At first the berries were green, but when they ripened they turned bright red. [Second half of 1500s]

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Words nearby at first

at each other's throats, at ease, at every turn, at face value, take, at fault, at first, at first blush, at first hand, at full tilt, at gunpoint, at half-mast
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Words related to at first

basically, formerly, primitively, first, primarily, incipiently, initially, originally

Example sentences from the Web for at first

  • Even Mr. Seward, cautious and conservative diplomat as he was, at-first "opposed any concession or surrender of the prisoners."

    The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln|Francis Fisher Browne