Collocations for "BASIC"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "BASIC" in context.
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basic
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- basic [knowledge, understanding] of
- basic [education, training] in
- a basic [ingredient, element] of
- is the basic idea (of, that)
- the basic needs of the [family, people, poor]
- [have, possess, learn, develop] basic skills (in)
- [considered, viewed, thought of] as basic
- the basic principles [behind, of, concerning]
- basic for [applications, learning, progress]
- basic to [understanding, determining]
- basic for the [understanding] of
- basic and [advanced, further, university] education
- a basic solution of
- basic [lead, sodium]
- (daily) basics like [flour, bread, water]
- you only need to [learn, know] the basics
- can you [teach, show] me the basics?
- are going back to basics
- the basics of the [operation, job, trade, project]
- the basics of [driving, swimming, carpentry]
- [learn, use] BASIC (to program)
'BASIC' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dutch
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- French
- German
- Greek
- Swedish
- allowance
- appalling
- basic
- charter
- clause
- computing
- concept
- denial
- electronic
- element
- fluency
- framework
- freedom
- gas
- gist
- goodness
- grammar
- infringement
- it
- knowledge
- lack
- maintenance
- material
- mechanic
- must
- necessary
- necessity
- need
- notion
- premise
- program
- provision
- requirement
- right
- role
- rule
- search
- sense
- skill
- tenet
- understanding
- upgrade