IN THE FIRST PLACE as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • of primary import
   Synonym(s)
   • primarily (what does primarily mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • this is primarily a question of economics
   • it was in the first place a local matter
   Antonym(s)
   • secondarily (what does secondarily mean?)
   Pertainym(s)
   • primary (what does primary mean?)
2. Meaning
   • before now
   Synonym(s)
   • earlier (what does earlier mean?)
   • in the beginning (what does in the beginning mean?)
   • originally (what does originally mean?)
   • to begin with (what does to begin with mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • why didn”t you tell me in the first place?