transcription, транскрипция: [ beɪsɪkli ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
This gun is designed for one purpose–it’s basically to kill people...
Basically I think he would be someone who complemented me in terms of character.
ADV : ADV with cl / group [ emphasis ]
2.
You use basically to show that you are describing a situation in a simple, general way, and that you are not concerned with less important details.
Basically you’ve got two choices...
It’s basically a vegan diet...
ADV : ADV with cl / group , ADV before v