basically
In a fundamental, essential or basic mannerIn a fundamental, essential or basic manner.
» I believe people are basically good.
Meaning
3 sensesIn a fundamental, essential or basic manner.
They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a crappy car.
im Prinzip
в основно́мv osnovnóm, по существу́po suščestvú, в при́нципеv príncipe
в основно́муv osnovnómu
Essentially; mostly; pretty much.
Used to refer to the most important or fundamental point that the speaker is making or to indicate a generalization or simplification; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word.
I shouldn't have done it, basically.
To get your eyes tested, you should basically go to the optician's.
- in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
Examples
143 sentencesI believe people are basically good.
The hard work is basically over.
Tom does basically the same thing as Mary does.
deTom macht im Grunde dasselbe wie Maria.
I did basically the same thing as Tom did.
I do basically the same thing as Tom does.
Translations
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Forms
more basically, most basically| Comparative | more basically Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most basically |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature:fundamentallyessentially
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb