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in the first place en · ADP

Pronunciation

• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
• /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Australia) audio
• /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst plæɪs/ (General-Australian)
• /ɪn ðə ˈfɝst pleɪs/ (General-American)

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, sequence) To begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start.
   • The question is not whether I still enjoy the job, when I never enjoyed it in the first place.
2. (idiomatic) At all, even (typically in non-negated statements).
   • Why does this exist in the first place?

Relateds

first of all · above all

Translations (65)

el κατά κύριο λόγο (to begin with) · fi alkujaan (to begin with) · cmn 起初 (to begin with) · ka უპირველეს ყოვლისა (to begin with) · ru в пе́рвую о́чередь (to begin with) · es de entrada (to begin with) · ja 先ず以て (to begin with) · nl allereerst (to begin with) · ja 最初に (to begin with) · th ก่อนอื่น (to begin with) · sk vonkoncom nie (to begin with) · es primero (to begin with) · ko 처음부터 (to begin with) · ru пре́жде всего́ (to begin with) · th ตั้งแต่แรก (to begin with) · el καταρχήν (to begin with) · de erstens (to begin with) · ru в пе́рвую го́лову (to begin with) · sk za prvé (to begin with) · gl primeiro (to begin with) · sk už vôbec nie (to begin with) · fr avant tout (to begin with) · pl w pierwszej kolejności (to begin with) · cmn 本來 /本来 (to begin with) · hy նախ (to begin with) · de überhaupt erst (to begin with) · sk po prvé (to begin with) · de an erster Stelle (to begin with) · ga ó thosach (to begin with) · ga ó thús (to begin with) · hu először is (to begin with) · sv från början (första) (to begin with) · pt para começo de conversa (to begin with) · it per prima cosa (to begin with) · es para empezar (to begin with) · nl überhaupt (to begin with) · fr en premier lieu (to begin with) · hu eleve (to begin with) · sk a predovšetkým (to begin with) · rup ntãnjiu (to begin with) · sk v prvom rade (to begin with) · es en primer lugar (to begin with) · es desde el principio (to begin with) · ru пе́рвым де́лом (to begin with) · gl primeiramente (to begin with) · fi aluksi (to begin with) · cmn 首先 (to begin with) · gl en primeiro lugar (to begin with) · ru снача́ла (to begin with) · cmn 當初 /当初 (to begin with) · la prīmum (to begin with) · es desde el comienzo (to begin with) · ko 애초에 (to begin with) · rup ntãnj (to begin with) · hu elsősorban (to begin with) · ru сперва́ (to begin with) · ta முதலில் (to begin with) · cmn 原本 (to begin with) · ja そもそも (to begin with) · fr pour commencer (to begin with) · el πρώτα πρώτα (to begin with) · fi alun perin (to begin with) · ka პირველ რიგში (to begin with) · nv łáaʼii góneʼ (to begin with) · he מלכתחילה (to begin with)