Definition of At first

1. Adverb. (idiomatic) initially; at the start ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of At First

at bay
at bay(p)
at best
at bottom
at call
at church every time the doors are open
at close range
at cost
at cross-purposes
at daggers drawn
at dark
at death's door
at ease
at ease(p)
at fault
at first (current term)
at first bluff
at first blush
at first glance
at first sight
at full speed
at full stretch
at full throttle
at full tilt
at gaze
at grade
at gunpoint
at hand
at hand(p)
at heart

Literary usage of At first

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"... very powerful neighbors, continually harassed nnd mado war upon the new settlers, till they woro down their strength, though at first they had been very ..."

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