WordNet
to begin with
adv. before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" [syn: in the first place, earlier, in the beginning, originally]
Usage examples of "to begin with".
But the fact that you have aspirations to begin with is putting you on the road to success right now.
They differ, to begin with, in the degree of power possessed by individuals or organizations.
Teddy Maxwell looked stunned that he could even figure in their enquiry to begin with.
Not wanting the future to begin with this one, simple act, of obeying him.
Wester had only five investigators to begin with, so he needed every one of them concentrating on this.