1.1sentence adverbUsed to indicate that a statement summarizes the most important aspects, or gives a roughly accurate account, of a more complex situation.
‘I basically played the same thing every night’
‘He's just given quite a long statement but is basically reasserting his innocence.’
‘That symbolic statement basically freed him from all the pain he was in.’
‘Her eyes snapped up, basically indicating that she was indeed jealous.’
‘This is growing in complexity, but basically you take your basic state pension and add it to any other income.’
‘We'll only have ourselves to blame when the thieves empty our accounts and max out our credit cards, basically.’
‘It was basically names, addresses, credit card details, account numbers and so on.’
‘I think we made the best out of this whole situation, the whole weekend, basically.’
‘They basically have to undergo a complete lifestyle change which will stick with them for the rest of their lives.’
‘What they are basically saying is that the state must fund rail because there isn't enough road capacity.’
‘It basically turned a potato into a mushy mess that was completely inedible.’
‘This basically triangulates the phone's position within the cell it is currently receiving a signal from.’
‘This is not such a bad idea: it's basically how the PC industry and the web succeeded.’
‘That has seen the numbers soar and we've basically no idea how many are in the city.’
‘There have been numerous improvements to this idea but basically it remains the same.’
‘Look, you sell a whole commerce idea and then basically say it would be better to use your eyes.’
‘I am not in favour of the monarchy in principle but am basically in favour of the monarchy in practice.’
‘To pet your puppy, you basically stroke the bottom screen with your stylus or finger.’
‘He put some tape around one toe and the next one along, as a kind of splint, but basically it's just a waiting game.’
‘A. It is essential because we are basically living in our cars all the time.’
‘We had basically no idea where we were going, we were just with my uncle and my aunt and our cousins.’
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