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for starters en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio

Meanings

1. (informal, not-comparable) As an initial point; before any other considerations.
   • For starters, you can't talk to black people like you're a redneck cowboy. We hate redneck cowboys. 2005 December 6, The Advocate, number 952, page 88:
   • For starters, you must decide which hardware and software to use. 2006, Neil Cherry, Linux Smart Homes For Dummies, page 187:

Relateds

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Translations (18)

ru для нача́ла (as an initial point) · de zuerst mal (as an initial point) · fr primo (as an initial point) · nl om te beginnen (as an initial point) · fi alkajaisiksi (as an initial point) · es en primer lugar (as an initial point) · pt em primeiro lugar (as an initial point) · es para comenzar (as an initial point) · it innanzitutto (as an initial point) · pl na dzień dobry (as an initial point) · da til at begynde med (as an initial point) · cs pro začátek (as an initial point) · es para empezar (as an initial point) · da for det første (as an initial point) · it tanto per cominciare (as an initial point) · it tanto per dirne una (as an initial point) · fi ensiksikin (as an initial point) · fi ensi alkuun (as an initial point)