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originally

originally

543 2.0
At first, before later changes
  • adverb
  • /əˈrɪdʒɪnəli/
translation icon : originalmente
  • So where's your family from originally?
  • originally published
  • originally intended
  • originally developed

That role of Ronnie that I originally got wasn't meant for me.

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Examples

  • Did you know it was originally a Civil War fort?

    The Rock (1996)

  • But his condition is far worse than originally feared.

    Rush (2013)

  • So this was the one that was originally working fine.

  • And his daughter originally signed off on this.

  • Which guess was better originally and why?

  • Well, the figure originally had two terms.

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • The city came back even bigger and stronger than it originally was.

    The Break-Up (2006)

  • I was originally captured by your strong sense of interior design.

    Maybe I Do (2023)

  • Well, I'm from Kansas originally so I didn't exactly go to a film school.

    Tales from the Other Side (2022)

  • Did you know pigeons were originally brought to this country as a food source?

Synonyms

first
vsoriginally
∞ 1.0

Before anything else or at the beginning

leans more on the prior condition before later developments
at first
vsoriginally
984 1.0

In the beginning before things change

emphasizes the earlier condition before later developments occur
previously
vsoriginally
625 1.1

At an earlier time than now or the time mentioned

specifies the state at the start rather than any earlier time
in the first place
vsoriginally
551 3.4

To give the main or first reason

speaks about the earlier state itself rather than giving reasons
initially
vsoriginally
395 3.2

At first, before things change

refers to the state before later change or developments
to begin with
vsoriginally
274 2.3

At the start before anything else happens

focuses on the earlier state that existed before changes
in the beginning
vsoriginally
246 1.4

At the start of something

highlights the beginning condition existing prior to later change
earlier
vsoriginally
4 1.0

Before now or before a set time

emphasizes the beginning condition rather than a general prior time
primitively
vsoriginally
1 6.7

In the earliest form of something before it changed

applies more generally to the earlier condition before later change

Antonyms

eventually
∞ 3.0

After a long time

later
1.0

Happening after something else in time

How Formulaic

rigidly
11 4.3
mechanically
5 4.4
normally
884 1.0
originally
543 2.0
creatively
41 3.5

Surface Forms

originally positive

Morphology

originally = original (transparent) = original + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'original', so the meaning 'in the beginning' is directly derived.

Etymology

Originally comes from the word origin, which means 'beginning' or 'first point'. So, when you say something happened originally, you mean it was that way 'at first'.