basic

adjective
ba·sic
/ˈbeɪsɪk/

Necessary, essential for life or some process.

Example

“Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.”

Other meanings

Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
“The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic.”
Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.

Related words

basic B
basically
BASIC
basic balance
basic bitch
basic block
basic cable
basic education
basic form
basic income
basic law
basic needs

Example sentences

“Migration is a basic human right.”
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“She outlined the basic needs.”
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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “basic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.