orig
8.4
At first, before things changed
- adverb
- Informal
:
originalmente
- He was orig from Canada but moved to Australia as a child.
Examples
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The building was orig a factory before it became a museum.
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The recipe orig called for butter, but now uses oil instead.
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The orig plan was much simpler.
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This is the orig version of the song.
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The blueprint orig included features that were never built.
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She orig intended to study medicine before choosing a career in art.
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The film orig aired on television in 1995 before being released on DVD.
Synonyms
at first
vsorig
984
1.0
In the beginning before things change
is the same idea but in single-word form rather than a phrase
originally
vsorig
543
2.0
At first, before later changes
is identical in meaning but used as a short written form
Surface Forms
orig positive
Etymology
Orig is also used as a short form of originally, from the same root origin meaning 'beginning'. Used this way, orig means 'at first' or how something started.