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at first

at first
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [at furst]
    • /æt fɜrst/
    • /ət fɜːst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at furst]
    • /æt fɜrst/

Definitions of at first words

  • phrase at first You use at first when you are talking about what happens in the early stages of an event or experience, or just after something else has happened, in contrast to what happens later. 3
  • adverb at first to begin with, in the beginning 1
  • preposition at first (Idiomatic) Initially; at the start. 0
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Parts of speech for At first

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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at first popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for at first

adv at first

  • basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
  • formerly — in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
  • first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
  • primarily — essentially; mostly; chiefly; principally: They live primarily from farming.
  • primitively — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
All 12 Synonyms of at first

Antonyms for at first

adv at first

  • secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
  • finally — at the final point or moment; in the end.
All 2 Antonyms of at first

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