2006-11-18 13:55:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You use the word 'basically' when you are indicating what the most important feature of something is, when you are explaining something simply, or when you are giving a general descriptin of something.
Example - Her lawyer described her as a BASICALLY decent person whose desperate circumstances had driven her to shoplifting. There are BASICALLY three types of vacuum cleaner.
2006-11-22 03:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by asok c 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Basically, it means... Webster's Definition:
1: a) at a basic level: in fundamental disposition or nature
b) for the most part
2: In a basic manner.
2006-11-18 13:59:41 · answer #2 · answered by Author Al 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the basics,
sum it all up
fundamentally.
In a basic way; fundamentally or essentially: Throughout the ordeal, he remained basically the same.
For the most part; chiefly: They basically do what they are supposed to.
2006-11-18 13:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lol...Basically, nothing. I used to have a teacher that penalized us for using it in a sentence because he said it was just a "filler" word and that taking it out wouldn't change the sentence at all...and basically, he was right. 8+)
2006-11-18 14:05:30 · answer #4 · answered by rdnck_grl_ms_007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "in the most essential respects; fundamentally : we started from a basically simple idea."
2006-11-18 13:56:48 · answer #5 · answered by F.G. 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
basically means for the most part of mainly in most cases.
2006-11-18 14:27:41 · answer #6 · answered by girlywakeboard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just another over-used word . People like to use "filler" words in their conversations. I can think of a few others: whatever, irregardless ( that one drives me nuts--no such word exists in the English language), totally, huge, etc.
2006-11-18 13:59:39 · answer #7 · answered by maamu 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it means non complez so if someone were to say basically i just ....
they would be putting whatever they wanted to say in easier to understand and shorter words
2006-11-18 13:56:56 · answer #8 · answered by erin g 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the whats needednothing extra
2006-11-18 13:56:38 · answer #9 · answered by frog 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the bear facts.
2006-11-18 13:57:06 · answer #10 · answered by kitty 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋