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ba·si·cal·ly

(bā′sĭ-kə-lē, -klē)

adv.

1. In a basic way; fundamentally or essentially: Throughout the ordeal, he remained basically the same.

2. For the most part; chiefly: They basically do what they are supposed to.

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basically

(ˈbeɪsɪklɪ)

adv

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.

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ba•si•cal•ly

(ˈbeɪ sɪk li)

adv.

fundamentally; primarily.

[1900–05]

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Adv.

basically - in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

essentially, fundamentally

basically

adverb essentially, firstly, mainly, mostly, principally, fundamentally, primarily, at heart, inherently, intrinsically, at bottom, in substance, au fond (French) It's basically a vegan diet.

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basically

adverb

In regard to the essence of a matter:

essentially, fundamentally.

Idioms: at bottom, at heart, in essence.

Translations

أَسَاسِيّاًبِصورَةٍ أساسيَّةٍ

v podstatěv zásadě

dybest set

grundlegend grundsätzlich im Grunde

βασικά

básicamente en el fondo fundamentalmente

pohjimmiltaan

en fait foncièrement sommairement

u osnovi

í grundvallaratriîum; í raun

fondamentalmente

基本的に

기본적으로

in principe

egentlig i grunnen innerst inne på bunnen

zasadniczo

basicamente

в основном

v bistvu

i grund och botten

โดยพื้นฐาน

aslındatemel olarak

về cơ bản

基本上基本地

basically

[ˈbeɪsɪklɪ] ADV → básicamente, fundamentalmente
basically we agree → básicamente or fundamentalmente estamos de acuerdo
it's basically the same → es básicamente or fundamentalmente lo mismo
he's basically lazy → más que nada es perezoso, básicamente or fundamentalmente es perezoso
it's basically simple → en el fondo es sencillo
well, basically, all I have to do is → bueno, básicamente or en pocas palabras, todo lo que tengo que hacer es ...

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basically

[ˈbeɪsɪkli] adv

(as sentence adverb) (= the fact is that) → en fait
Basically, I just don't like him → En fait, je ne l'aime pas.

(= ultimately) → essentiellement
my job is basically to ... → au fond mon travail consiste à ...basic rate n (FINANCE) [tax] → première tranche f d'imposition

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basically

adv → im Grunde; (= mainly) → im wesentlichen, hauptsächlich; is that correct? — basically yes → stimmt das? — im Prinzip, ja or im Grunde schon; it’s basically finished → es ist praktisch or im Grunde fertig; that’s basically it → das wärs im Wesentlichen

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basically

[ˈbeɪsɪklɪ] adv → fondamentalmente, sostanzialmente

basic

(ˈbeisik) adjective

1. of, or forming, the main part or foundation of something. Your basic theory is wrong.

2. restricted to a fundamental level, elementary. a basic knowledge of French.

ˈbasically adverb

fundamentally. She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.

basically

→ أَسَاسِيّاً v podstatě dybest set im Grunde βασικά básicamente, fundamentalmente pohjimmiltaan en fait u osnovi fondamentalmente 基本的に 기본적으로 in principe egentlig zasadniczo basicamente в основном i grund och botten โดยพื้นฐาน aslında về cơ bản 基本上

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