Definition: 1. A necessary commodity for which demand is constant. 2. Of the simplest kind or at the simplest level. 3. Serving as a base or starting point.
Use 'basic' in a sentence:
1. Some houses still lack basic amenities such as bathrooms.
2. He can't grasp the basic concepts of mathematics.
3. Water is a basic necessity of life.
4. Drums are basic to African music.
5. Contact with other people is a basic human need.
6. You could learn the basics in, let's say, three months.
7. The campsite provided only basic facilities.
8. Prices went up on several basic commodities like bread and meat.
9. He first had to get hold of some basic facts.
10. All this is to be done without big rises in the basic level of taxation.
11. Basic foodstuffs were in short supply.
12. Many of the houses lacked even basic amenities.
13. The company offers scuba-diving as an add-on to the basic holiday price.
14. This law will deprive us of our most basic rights.
15. Pasta's basic ingredients are flour and water, sometimes with the addition of eggs or oil.
16. The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.
17. The adornments do not cohere with the basic design.
18. People need basic education if they are to become employable.
19. The apartment contained the basic essentials for bachelor life.
20. The family is the basic unit of society.
21. Consumers are charged a monthly fee above their basic cable costs.
22. There are four basic alternatives; they are described briefly below.
23. Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries.
24. He gets a basic salary plus commission.
25. The basic unit of society is the family.
26. Her novels always have the same basic story.
27. Granted, he is a beginner, but he should know the basic rules.
28. The basic retirement pension will go up by £7.95 a week.
29. The basic needs of life are available with minimum effort.
30. Basic flight instrumentation was similar on both planes.
31. My knowledge of French is pretty basic.
32. We need to challenge some of the basic assumptions of Western philosophy.
33. To keep the cost down, opt for a basic model.
34. The basic ingredients are limestone and clay in the proportion 2:1.
35. Access to justice is a basic right.
36. Hospitals lack even basic drugs for surgical operations.
37. The promise of some basic working rights draws murmurs of approval.
38. The basic course does not qualify you to practise as a therapist.
39. They were imprisoned and deprived of their basic rights.
40. The peace talks foundered on a basic lack of trust.
41. Some schools lack money for basics like books and pencils.
42. The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models.
43. The brochure is divided into two sections, dealing firstly with basic courses and secondly with advanced ones.
44. Nursing auxiliaries provide basic care, but are not qualified nurses.
45. The basic pay of the average worker has risen by 3 per cent.
46. The basic model is priced well within the reach of most people.
47. First, some basic facts about healthy eating!
48. A basic sense of rhythm and pitch is essential in a music teacher.
49. He doesn't have mastery of the basic rules of grammar.
