Definitions for basically
ˈbeɪ sɪk liba·si·cal·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. basically, fundamentally, essentiallyadverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. basicallyadverb

   in a fundamental, essential or basic manner

   They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a car.

2. Etymology: From basic + -ally

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1. basically

   Basically is an adverb used to introduce or summarize a statement in a simplified or essential form. It is commonly used to present a simplified explanation, outline the main points, or provide a fundamental understanding of a concept or situation. It implies reducing complexity and getting to the core or essence of the matter being discussed.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'basically' in Written Corpus Frequency: #631

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'basically' in Adverbs Frequency: #241

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1. asyllabic

How to pronounce basically?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Zira

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How to say basically in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of basically in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of basically in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of basically in a Sentence

1. Ben Johnson:

   This is basically becoming a national cyber emergency.

2. Bellur Prabhakar:

   That might end up saving lots of lives if the government has a program to basically issue a paycheck to all those daily workers and people who earn below a certain level of income.

3. Union President William Sullivan:

   I would hope there would be some lessons learned. As law enforcement you're basically paramilitary and you're on duty 24/7. Your personal opinions shouldn't be in public aspects until retirement but for those 25 years you're in service you represent more than just your own opinion.

4. Brian Harrison:

   The problem with what he( Biden) did in February is he basically acted like a dictator – we’re a nation of laws here, Laura as you well know – and you ca n’t just come into office and arbitrarily and capriciously change lawfully emplaced laws of the previous administration, see, he left our Title 42 laws in place – he’s talking out of both sides of his mouth.

5. Michael Eisenstadt:

   We need to have the ability to basically go anywhere, anytime, to snoop around, you need to have the freedom to move, and it's not clear that the Iranians will agree to that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=basically
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Basically
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