basically

English

Etymology

basic +‎ -ally

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪsɪk(ə)li/

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Adverb

basically (comparative more basically, superlative most basically)

1. in a fundamental, essential or basic manner

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

2. mostly; generally; for the most part
3. used to refer to the most important or fundamental point the speaker is making

   I shouldn't have done it, basically.

Translations

in a fundamental or basic manner

• Arabic: ببساطة‎
• Catalan: bàsicament (ca)
• Estonian: põhimõtteliselt
• Finnish: perimmältään, pohjimmiltaan, periaatteessa
• French: foncièrement (fr), sommairement (fr), à la base
• German: im Prinzip

• Hungarian: lényegében, lényegét tekintve
• Italian: praticamente (it), in pratica, basicamente
• Portuguese: basicamente (pt)
• Russian: в основно́м (ru) (v osnovnóm), по существу́ (po suščestvú), в при́нципе (ru) (v príncipe)
• Spanish: básicamente (es)
• Ukrainian: в основному (uk) (v osnovnómu)