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ba·sic

basic

 
 
pronunciation:
beI sihk
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: Basic things are things that are the simplest and most important. You need to learn basic things before other things. If you are learning to ride a bicycle, keeping your balance is the basic thing that you have to learn. After that, you can learn things like how to ride up a hill.
Words like "go," "house," and "cold" are basic English words.
synonyms:
essential, fundamental
antonyms:
secondary
similar words:
central, elementary, necessary, primary, vital
definition 2: When something is basic, it is simple and only has things that are really necessary.
My mom says she only wants a basic camera. She doesn't need it to do anything special.
 
part of speech: noun
definition: The basics are the most important things you need to learn about something. The basics are the things that everything else is built on top of.
My dad likes to cook, but he says he only knows the basics. He can't cook anything fancy.
similar words:
elements
derivation: basically (adv.)
Word Builder: basic +
  • basic belief:
    an important idea that forms the basis of something.
  • basic right:
    a right of any person, especially a right promised by a constitution.
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