originally

Definition

  • adverb: in the beginning
  • adverb: by 'origin' or derivation
  • synonyms: primarily

Examples

  • They 'originally' planned to fix their old car, but they decided to buy a new one instead.

  • She has shown an ability to think 'originally' about ways to improve the company.

  • a New Yorker who is 'originally' from Mexico

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Gwen. Good luck. "Roosevelt's secret station: Track , a secret subterranean extension of New York's "D" line train under Pershing Square was originally built to transport President Franklin Roosevelt away from the public eye... to keep his polio hidden from the American people." Mr. Osborn. (..)
    2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2