INITIALLY


Meaning of INITIALLY in English

i ‧ ni ‧ tial ‧ ly S3 W3 AC /ɪˈnɪʃ ə li/ BrE AmE adverb

at the beginning:

Stan initially wanted to go to medical school.

Initially, I thought I would only stay there a year.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.