# anfangs

anfangs is a German adverb meaning “initially”.

## In other languages

- Русский: сначала, вначале

## Meanings

1. initially, at the beginning
   - 1912, Franz Kafka, Das Urteil, in: Arkadia. Ein Jahrbuch für Dichtkunst, Kurt Wolff Verlag (1913), page 53 — Now he ran a business in Petersburg, which had promised very well initially but seemed to have been stangnating already for a long time, as the friend complained during his visits, which became more and more rare.
2. at first; initially; at the beginning
   - Ich ging anfangs davon aus, dass Hugo mich nur zum Essen einladen wollte.

## Examples

- Anfangs habe ich ihr nicht geglaubt. — At first I didn't believe her.
- Anfangs mochte ich ihn nicht. — I didn't like him at first.
- Anfangs glaubte ich ihm nicht. — I didn't believe him at first.
- Anfangs war ich skeptisch. — I was sceptical at first.
- Ich habe Tom anfangs nicht geglaubt. — I didn't believe Tom at first.

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