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{
"term": "basic",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "forming the part of something that is most necessary and from which other things develop",
"sensetop": "basic to something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "basic information/facts/ideas"
},
{
"text": "the **basic principles** of law"
},
{
"text": "**basic** life **skills**"
},
{
"text": "Drums are basic to a lot of African music.",
"contextForm": "basic to something"
},
{
"text": "There is a basic fault in the design of the engine."
},
{
"text": "There's a basic contradiction in the whole idea of paying for justice."
},
{
"text": "They haven't even given us the most basic information we need."
},
{
"text": "The basic idea is that we all meet up in London."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "of the simplest kind or at the simplest level",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The campsite has only basic amenities."
},
{
"text": "My knowledge of French is pretty basic."
},
{
"text": "The design is very basic."
},
{
"text": "I'm going to ask you a few basic questions."
},
{
"text": "The recruits begin their basic training next week."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "necessary and important to all people",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**basic** human **rights**"
},
{
"text": "**basic needs** like food, shelter and security"
},
{
"text": "the cost of basic foods"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "before anything extra is added",
"labels": "(especially British English)North American English usually",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The basic pay of the average worker has risen by 3 per cent."
},
{
"text": "your basic salary/earnings"
},
{
"text": "Before designing the house we planned the basic layout of the rooms."
},
{
"text": "The basic recipe can be adapted by adding grated lemon."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbeɪsɪk/",
"audio": "ba/basic/basic__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbeɪsɪk/",
"audio": "ba/basic/basic__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 19th cent.: from the noun base + -ic."
}