English to English
adjective
- pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
A basic fact.
The basic ingredients.
Basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
source: WordNet 3.0
- (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
- reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
A basic story line.
A canonical syllable pattern.
source: WordNet 3.0
- serving as a base or starting point
A basic course in Russian.
Basic training for raw recruits.
A set of basic tools.
An introductory art course.
source: WordNet 3.0
- of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
source: WordNet 3.0
