No. 8,718 in Russian
первоначально
"Initially" or "at first."
In a sentence
Первоначально мы планировали провести встречу в понедельник.
Initially, we planned to hold the meeting on Monday.
In this sentence, 'первоначально' is used as an adverb to denote the original intention or arrangement at the beginning of the planning process.
Проект первоначально был задуман как небольшое исследование.
The project was initially conceived as a small study.
Here, 'первоначально' describes the original scope or idea of the project when it was first conceived.
Первоначально они согласились на условия нашей компании.
Initially, they agreed to the terms of our company.
In this example, 'первоначально' is expressing the initial stance or agreement made by the subject before any potential changes.
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