{
    "term": "initially",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "at the beginning",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Initially, the system worked well."
                },
                {
                    "text": "More people had been infected than was initially thought."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was initially reluctant to join the project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The scientific work will be conducted, **at least initially**, at our laboratories."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The death toll was initially reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students were initially sceptical about the idea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My contract is initially for three years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ban was initially opposed by the US."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈnɪʃəli/",
                "audio": "in/initially/initially__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪˈnɪʃəli/",
                "audio": "in/initially/initially__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}