basically

basically

English

Etymology

basic +‎ -ally

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪsɪk(ə)li/

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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 car.

2. mostly; generally; for the most part
3. used to refer to the most important or fundamental point the speaker is making

   I shouldn't have done it, basically.

Synonyms

• (in a fundamental manner): essentially, fundamentally; see also Thesaurus:fundamentally
• (for the most part): chiefly, more often than not; see also Thesaurus:mostly

Translations

in a fundamental or basic manner

Arabic: ببساطة‎ Catalan: bàsicament (ca) Estonian: põhimõtteliselt Finnish: perimmältään, pohjimmiltaan, periaatteessa French: foncièrement (fr), sommairement (fr), à la base German: im Prinzip

Hungarian: lényegében, lényegét tekintve Italian: praticamente (it), in pratica, basicamente Portuguese: basicamente (pt) Russian: в основно́м (ru) (v osnovnóm), по существу́ (po suščestvú), в при́нципе (ru) (v príncipe) Spanish: básicamente (es) Ukrainian: в основному (uk) (v osnovnómu)