for a start

English

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Adverb

for a start (not comparable)

1. For one thing; as one rebutting factor among many.

   He can't be staring at you. For a start, he's asleep.

See also

• to start with

Further reading

• “for a start”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “for a start”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “for a start” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.