Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with basic in American Collocation
basic
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈbeɪsɪk/
knowledge or ability
grounding
knowledge
skill
technique
understanding
The aim of this course is to provide you with a basic knowledge of health and safety in the workplace.
principle or idea
assumption
belief
concept
criteria
idea
premise
principle
rule
tenet
His basic premise is that there is one principle cause for all health problems.
explanation or description
description
explanation
guide
guidelines
introduction
outline
overview
This excellent book provides a basic overview of microbiology, and gives an up-to-date guide to infections in reproductive medicine.
part or factor
characteristic
component
element
factor
ingredient
part
Linguistics has three core areas: sound, grammatical structure, and meaning – the basic ingredients of human language.