始め — meaning in English

English meaning

• initial adj Happening at the very start; first.
• initially adv At first, before anything changed.

Senses

始め is used for these senses in English:

• at first (idiomatic) Initially; at the start; originally.
• initial Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
• initially At the beginning.

initial — full definition

1. adj Happening at the very start; first.
2. noun The first letter of a name or word.
3. verb To mark or sign something with your initials.

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