Synonym: earlier, in the beginning, in the first place, originally. Similar words: begin with, begin, at the beginning, down with, at the beginning of, get on with, in comparison with, with. Meaning: adv. before now.
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1. There were six of us to begin with, then two people left.
2. To begin with, she is too young for that kind of job.
3. You are wrong about the facts to begin with.
4. We can't go. To begin with, it's too cold.
5. I liked it in America to begin with.
6. To begin with he was Prince Charming.
7. To begin with, let's look at Chapter 3.
8. To begin with, I don't like his attitude.
9. We'll go slowly to begin with.
10. She is very honest, to begin with.
11. I have to begin with an apology.
12. To begin with he had no money, but later he became quite rich.
13. Well, to begin with, he shouldn't even have been driving my car.
14. To begin with, we must consider the faculties of the staff all-sidedly.
15. The hotel was awful! To begin with, our room was far too small. Then we found that the shower didn't work.
16. They were desperately in love to begin with, but I think it's starting to cool off now.
17. I'm not going. To begin with I haven't a ticket, and secondly I don't like the play.
18. To begin with, I'd like to tell in brief the importance of the work.
19. It was fine to begin with and then it started to rain.
20. We can't give Smith the position. To begin with, he's too young; secondly, I want my son to have the job.
21. I didn't break it! It was like that to begin with.
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22. The kids helped me to begin with, but they soon got bored.
23. I found it tiring to begin with but I soon got used to it.
24. It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
25. To begin with, Margaret Thatcher dispensed with royal commissions.
26. To begin with, this year has started well.
27. They were Hale and Pace to begin with.
28. There were, to begin with, the charities.
29. If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certaintics. 
30. If you are hoping to form a new relationship tread carefully and slowly to begin with.
More similar words: begin with, begin, at the beginning, down with, at the beginning of, get on with, in comparison with, with, go with, do with, without, within, go without, deal with, bear with, live with, cope with, do without, meet with, talk with, with young, withdraw, play with, do away with, put up with, agree with, along with, together with, come up with, in line with.