Basic Meaning
/ˈbeɪsɪk/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNecessary, essential for life or some process.
adjElementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
Sentence Examples
I think your basic theory is wrong.
Air, like food, is a basic human need.
The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The first cooking class taught the ____ skills of chopping and boiling.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Food and water are ____ needs for all living things on the Earth.
Word Origin & History
From base + -ic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Over the past few weeks, U.S. Coast Guard service members, civilian employees and their families have had to scramble to pay for basic necessities. Many have taken donations of food and toiletries from their communities, and frantically called their banks and credit unions to try to avert financial disaster."
— 2019 January 24, Tara Law, “There’s a Food Pantry at the Coast Guard Academy. How the Shutdown Is Causing Special Pain for Service Members”, in Time:
"Having access to the truth is a basic right of the general public."
— 2020 September 21, “Breaking Through the Internet Blockade”, in Minghui:
"And what can be said about Ginny? She’s basic. My guess is that she spends her time drinking pumpkin spice lattes and watching “Pretty Little Liars.” The Chosen One is way out of her quidditch league."
— 2014 February 3, Trevor Thrall, “Firing Line: Rowling says ‘JK,’ Ron and Hermione not meant to be”, in The Daily Campus, volume 99, number 54, Southern Methodist University, page 4:
"It [the online far right] feels full of righteous contempt for anything mainstream, conformist, basic."
— 2017, Angela Nagle, chapter 7, in Kill All Normies, Zero Books, →ISBN:
"When I shipped out for basic, the Orbital Defense Grid was all theory and politics."
— 2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by Avery Johnson (David Scully), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: The Armory:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The first cooking class taught the ____ skills of chopping and boiling.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Food and water are ____ needs for all living things on the Earth.