initially — Diccionario de inglés

Adverbio

1. At the beginning.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Ejemplos

   Initially, I found city life incredibly difficult, but now I'm used to it.

   Más ejemplos (2)

   In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.

   Unsurprisingly, the Group was highly critical of the BTC's organisation and finances, and this prompted Marples to bring forward the Transport Act 1962, which created BR as a standalone entity with its own Board, headed by a full-time chairman. Beeching accepted this latter position, and initially became the BTC chairman in June 1961.

2. Relating to initials.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

Adverbio

1. at the beginning

   Sinónimos

   ab initioat first

   Ejemplos

   at first he didn't notice anything strange