at first

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at first

phrase at the first

  1. idiomatic Initially; at the start; originally. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

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prep_phrase initially; at the start

Españolal principio, en un principio, al inicio
한국어처음에는 cheo'eumeneun
日本語始めは hajime wa
中文起初 qǐchū
Portuguêsa princípio
Françaisd'abord, au début
Deutschzuerst, zunächst, anfänglich, anfangs
Italianodapprima, all'inizio, sulle prime
Русскийснача́ла snačála, сперва́ spervá, понача́лу ponačálu, пре́жде préžde
Tiếng Việtmới đầu
עבריתבְּרֵאשִׁית bereshít, תְּחִלָּה tḥilá

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@misc{at_first_2026,
  title = {at first},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at%20first},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}