basically
US /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
adverb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The two software programs are basically the same except for the price.
Synonyms
- fundamentallyin essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
- essentiallyin essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
- primarilyfor the most part
Collocations
- Easy basically correctdescribing basically correct (in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature)
- Medium basically agreed on all key termsdescribing basically agreed on all key terms (in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature)
- Hard basically congruent with guidelinesdescribing basically congruent with guidelines (in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature)
- Very Hard basically an intractable stalematedescribing basically an intractable stalemate (in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature)
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