Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)As it was in the beginning; at first.

    Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.

    ursprünglich

    внача́леvnačále, сперва́spervá, первонача́льноpervonačálʹno

    споча́ткуspočátku, спе́ршуspéršu

    with reference to the origin or beginning

  2. In an original manner.

    They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.

    оригина́льноoriginálʹno

    оригіна́льноoryhinálʹno

    in an manner suggesting originality

Examples

167 sentences
  1. I'm originally from Boston.

    Я родом з Бостона.

    ruЯ родом из Бостона.

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  2. My parents are originally from Boston.

    deMeine Eltern stammen aus Boston.

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  3. This poem was originally written in French.

    Цей вірш в оригіналі був написаний французькою мовою.

    deDieses Gedicht ist ursprünglich auf Französisch geschrieben worden.

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  4. We'll just do what we originally planned.

    deWir tun einfach, was wir eigentlich vorhatten.

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  5. The situation is much worse than we originally thought.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
as it was in the beginning:
creatively:
Русский
By meaning 2
as it was in the beginning:
creatively:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
as it was in the beginning:

Origin

From Middle English originali; equivalent to original + -ly.

From Middle English originali; equivalent to original + -ly.

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Forms

more originally, most originally
Comparativemore originally Lesson
Superlativemost originally

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
initiallyB1at the start
in the beginning:at first
in an original manner:innovativelyoutside the box
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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