Meaning of basic In English

• 0 simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something can develop:

  • I really need to get some basic financial advice.

  • He only has a basic command of English (= he only knows the most important and simple words and expressions).

  • The basic (= most important) problem is that they don't talk to each other enough.

  • It's the most basic model (= it only has the most simple features).

  • The crisis has led to price rises in basic foodstuffs, such as meat, cheese, and sugar.

  • All the music they like is so basic.

  • She earns a basic salary of £450K per annum.

• 1 a common language for writing computer programs in that uses instructions that are similar to English

• 2 most important or central to something:

  • In physics we study basic principles of force and motion.

  • We help with basic needs like food and shelter.

• 3 abbreviation for Beginner's all-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code: a simple language for writing computer programs