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basically

[bey-sik-lee]

adverb

  1. in a way that involves or affects the fundamental character or condition.

    The building needs a few repairs, but is basically sound.

  2. as a recap of the main point or idea; if put simply or briefly.

    Basically, her advice boils down to “Eat a sensible, balanced diet, and relax.”



basically

/ ˈɪɪɪ /

adverb

  1. in a fundamental or elementary manner; essentially

    strident and basically unpleasant

  2. (sentence modifier) in essence; in summary; put simply

    basically we had underestimated mother nature

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • quasi-basically adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of basically1

First recorded in 1900–05; basic + -ally
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Speaking at the anti-racism rally at Belfast City Hall, Nathalie Donnelly from trade union Unison said she had colleagues from ethnic minority backgrounds who were terrified and "basically hiding at home".

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"It's a bit different when you are running a Sunday league team basically as opposed to leading negotiations with Liverpool," German football writer Constantin Eckner told 5 Live Sport.

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"China's been engaged in the biggest build-up of military power of any country since the end of the Cold War and the United States' position in Asia basically hasn't changed," he says.

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Now it’s basically my husband’s and my way of sneaking out of the house.

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"If we have a protracted situation where this is what we can manage, then basically we have a slowly starving population," says Felix Okech, the WFP's head of refugee operations in Kenya.

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