Synonyms for to begin with
to be·gin with

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1. in the first place, earlier, in the beginning, to begin with, originallyadverb

   before now

   "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"

   Synonyms:
   in the beginning, primitively, in the first place, originally, before, sooner, earlier, primarily

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1. to start with

   'to start with' equals 'to begin with'

   "if you start with (begin with) this award, it'll be a great success"

   Submitted by rinat on September 4, 2019  

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1. Jessica Ehrlich:

   Florida is an enormous state, our statewide races are expensive to begin with, i think they realize Fox News’s going to be a long and drawn out campaign that’s going to require a lot of messaging. So to be strategic and use your money wisely is always a good idea.

2. New Britain:

   Training will begin with administrators and eventually expand to teachers and the health curriculum.

3. Daniel Tasman:

   They didn’t have much to begin with, but now homework is obsolete, they’ve decided that giving homework to younger ages [elementary school students] isn’t viable. I don’t necessarily agree. I think they should have homework — some of it is about discipline. I want [my daughter] to have fun, but I also want her to be working towards a goal.

4. Jacob Hall:

   Iowans across the state are frustrated with the fact that they are subsidizing such a huge industry, such a huge company that advocates against their beliefs, when you're bringing a company that's going to advocate against the interests of the state's residents, and then you're incentivizing them to come here to begin with, I think that's where the rub is for a lot of Iowans.

5. United States:

   They're considering opening two stores to begin with and then go from there. I hope they're successful, there is a need for an independent toy chain in the United States, whether it's Toys' R' Us or something else.