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
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˌæɹəsˈɛl/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌɑːbɔːɹɪkˈʌltʃəɹəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌɑːbɔːɹɪkˈʌltʃəɹəl/
2 syllablesSay it as /kˌæɹəsˈɛl/.
Examples
a basic fact
the basic ingredients
basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities
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
noun
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
adjective
pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
“a basic fact”
adjective
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
“a basic story line”
adjective
serving as a base or starting point
“a basic course in Russian”
adjective
of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
basique
un langage de programmation populaire et relativement facile à apprendre ; un acronyme pour le code d'instruction symbolique polyvalent du débutant ; n'est plus d'usage général
🇪🇸Spanish
básico
un lenguaje de programación popular que es relativamente fácil de aprender; acrónimo de código de instrucción simbólica multiusos para principiantes; ya no es de uso general
🇮🇹Italian
di base
un linguaggio di programmazione popolare che è relativamente facile da imparare; un acronimo per il codice di istruzioni simboliche multiuso per principianti; non più di uso generale
🇳🇱Dutch
eenvoudig
een populaire programmeertaal die relatief eenvoudig te leren is; een acroniem voor universele symbolische instructiecode voor beginners; niet meer algemeen gebruikt
🇵🇹Portuguese
básico
uma linguagem de programação popular que é relativamente fácil de aprender; um acrônimo para código de instrução simbólica multifuncional para iniciantes; não está mais em uso geral
🇷🇺Russian
базовый
популярный язык программирования, относительно простой в освоении; аббревиатура универсального кода символических инструкций для начинающих; больше не используется в общем использовании
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बुनियादी
एक लोकप्रिय प्रोग्रामिंग भाषा जिसे सीखना अपेक्षाकृत आसान है; शुरुआती सर्व-उद्देश्यीय प्रतीकात्मक निर्देश कोड के लिए एक संक्षिप्त शब्द; अब सामान्य उपयोग में नहीं है
🇧🇩Bengali
মৌলিক
একটি জনপ্রিয় প্রোগ্রামিং ভাষা যা শেখা তুলনামূলকভাবে সহজ; শিক্ষানবিশের সর্ব-উদ্দেশ্য প্রতীকী নির্দেশনা কোডের সংক্ষিপ্ত রূপ; সাধারণ ব্যবহারে আর নেই
🇮🇳Tamil
அடிப்படை
கற்றுக்கொள்வதற்கு ஒப்பீட்டளவில் எளிதான ஒரு பிரபலமான நிரலாக்க மொழி; தொடக்கநிலைக்கான அனைத்து நோக்கத்திற்கான குறியீட்டு அறிவுறுத்தல் குறியீட்டின் சுருக்கம்; இனி பொது பயன்பாட்டில் இல்லை
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రాథమిక
నేర్చుకోవడం సాపేక్షంగా సులభమైన ఒక ప్రసిద్ధ ప్రోగ్రామింగ్ భాష; బిగినర్స్ ఆల్-పర్పస్ సింబాలిక్ ఇన్స్ట్రక్షన్ కోడ్కి సంక్షిప్త రూపం; ఇకపై సాధారణ ఉపయోగంలో లేదు
🇮🇳Marathi
मूलभूत
एक लोकप्रिय प्रोग्रामिंग भाषा जी शिकण्यास तुलनेने सोपी आहे; नवशिक्याच्या सर्व-उद्देशीय प्रतिकात्मक सूचना कोडचे संक्षिप्त रूप; यापुढे सामान्य वापरात नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
મૂળભૂત
એક લોકપ્રિય પ્રોગ્રામિંગ ભાષા જે શીખવા માટે પ્રમાણમાં સરળ છે; શિખાઉ માણસના સર્વ-હેતુક સાંકેતિક સૂચના કોડ માટેનું ટૂંકું નામ; હવે સામાન્ય ઉપયોગમાં નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೂಲಭೂತ
ಕಲಿಯಲು ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಸುಲಭವಾದ ಜನಪ್ರಿಯ ಪ್ರೋಗ್ರಾಮಿಂಗ್ ಭಾಷೆ; ಹರಿಕಾರರ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶದ ಸಾಂಕೇತಿಕ ಸೂಚನಾ ಕೋಡ್ನ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ರೂಪ; ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അടിസ്ഥാന
പഠിക്കാൻ താരതമ്യേന എളുപ്പമുള്ള ഒരു ജനപ്രിയ പ്രോഗ്രാമിംഗ് ഭാഷ; തുടക്കക്കാരൻ്റെ ഓൾ-പർപ്പസ് സിംബോളിക് ഇൻസ്ട്രക്ഷൻ കോഡിൻ്റെ ചുരുക്കെഴുത്ത്; ഇനി പൊതു ഉപയോഗത്തിലില്ല
상대적으로 배우기 쉬운 대중적인 프로그래밍 언어입니다. 초보자용 다목적 기호 명령 코드의 약어; 더 이상 일반적으로 사용되지 않음
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nền tảng
một ngôn ngữ lập trình phổ biến tương đối dễ học; một từ viết tắt của mã hướng dẫn biểu tượng đa năng dành cho người mới bắt đầu; không còn được sử dụng phổ biến nữa
bahasa pemrograman populer yang relatif mudah dipelajari; akronim untuk kode instruksi simbolis serba guna bagi pemula; tidak lagi digunakan secara umum
🇲🇾Malay
asas
bahasa pengaturcaraan popular yang agak mudah dipelajari; akronim untuk kod arahan simbolik serba guna pemula; tidak lagi digunakan secara umum
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أساسي
لغة برمجة شائعة يسهل تعلمها نسبيًا؛ اختصار لرمز التعليمات الرمزية لجميع الأغراض للمبتدئين؛ لم يعد في الاستخدام العام
🇮🇷Persian
اساسی
یک زبان برنامه نویسی محبوب که یادگیری آن نسبتاً آسان است. مخفف کد دستورالعمل نمادین همه منظوره مبتدی. دیگر در استفاده عمومی نیست
🇹🇷Turkish
temel
öğrenmesi nispeten kolay olan popüler bir programlama dili; yeni başlayanlar için çok amaçlı sembolik talimat kodunun kısaltması; artık genel kullanımda değil
🇮🇱Hebrew
בְּסִיסִי
שפת תכנות פופולרית שקל יחסית ללמוד; ראשי תיבות של קוד הוראות סימבולי לכל מטרה למתחילים; כבר לא בשימוש כללי
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What is the primary definition of the word 'basic'?
The primary meaning of 'basic' is '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'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'basic' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'basic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'basic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'basic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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