to begin with

Adverb

not-comparable

initially, at first, at the very start / in the first place

Japanese Meaning

初めに / 最初に / まず / 冒頭として

To begin with, we should check the safety protocols before starting the experiment.

まず最初に、実験を始める前に安全プロトコルを確認するべきです。

Sense（1）

initially, at first, at the very start

To begin with, we moved the furniture out of the room.

Sense（2）

in the first place

Double my wages? You weren't paying me anything to begin with!