Collocations for "originally"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "originally" in context.
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originally
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- she's originally from [Japan]
- originally comes from [Japan]
- originally I had wanted to [go, do, say]
- was not what I had originally [intended, expected], but
- it was originally [thought, expected] that
- [less, more] than originally expected
- was originally going to [go]
- was originally [intended, designed] for
- was originally [supposed, meant] to
- will go ahead as originally [planned, scheduled]
- he was originally [an accountant, a teacher]
- were originally available [in, from]
- originally [posted, uploaded] on
- originally published in [Spanish]
- [the actor] originally [appeared, featured] in
'originally' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):