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basically

UK/ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/

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Hong Kong/ˈbeɪ.sɪk.koʊ.li/

basically adverb: in a fundamental, essential or basic manner.

Adverb

basically (comparative more basically, superlative most basically)

  1. In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.
    • They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a crappy car.
    Synonyms:
    essentially
  2. Essentially; mostly; pretty much.
    Synonyms:
    chiefly
  3. (filler) Used to refer to the most important or fundamental point that the speaker is making or to indicate a generalization or simplification; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word.
    • I shouldn't have done it, basically.
    • To get your eyes tested, you should basically go to the optician's.

basically meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada

basically in Urdu

basically
بنیادی طور پر buniyādī taur par

basically in Bengali

মূলত

basically in Malayalam

primarily, fundamen-tally, essentially
അടിസ്ഥാനപരമായി, അടിസ്ഥാനമായി, മൗലികമായി, അത്യന്താപേക്ഷിതമായി, സത്താപരമായി, ഇദംപ്രഥമ

basically in Kannada

ಪ್ರಮುಖವಾಗಿ, ಮೂಲಭೂತವಾಗಿ, ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿ
More languagesFewer languages
basically in Arabic
ببَسَاطَة bi-basāṭa
basically in Persian
اساسا asâsan

Examples of basically in a sentence

  • That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive.
  • The base was legislatively closed: basically they passed a law saying to do it.
  • Soda pop is basically sugar water with a little bit of flavoring and added carbonation.

All 40 example sentences with basically

Synonyms of basically

Forms of basically

comparativemore basically
superlativemost basically

Origin of basically

From basic + -ally.

Words formed from basically

Questions about basically

What does basically mean?
Basically means in a fundamental, essential or basic manner.
What is basically in Urdu?
Basically in Urdu is بنیادی طور پر (buniyādī taur par). See Basically meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is basically?
Basically is an adverb.
How do you pronounce basically?
Basically is pronounced /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/ (UK).

Words near basically in the dictionary

  1. basic timings
  2. basic training
  3. basic utility vehicle
  4. basic utility vehicles
  5. basical
  6. basically
  7. basicapsular
  8. basicerite
  9. basicerites
  10. basichondrocrania
  11. basichondrocranium

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Adapted from Wiktionary: basically (page history and authors); بنیادی طور پر (Urdu) (page history and authors); basically (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); basically (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); basically (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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