| basic | n (usu in pl) perkara-perkara yg /pokok, asas/, asas-asas: let’s get down to ~s, mari kita tumpukan perhatian kpd perkara-perkara yg pokok saja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| basic | adj 1. fundamental, primary, asas, dasar: ~ needs, keperluan asas; ~ principles, prinsip asas; ~ training, latihan asas; ~ rights, hak-hak asasi; 2. without any additions, pokok: ~ wage, gaji pokok; 3. (chem) bes, asas: ~ element, unsur bes; ~ oxide, oksida bes; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| underlying | 2. basic, fundamental, menjadi dasar, mendasari: the ~ causes of political upheaval, sebab-sebab yg mendasari pergolakan politik itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| substance | 3. basic essential part of st, isi: a short report containing the ~ of his speech, laporan ringkas yg mengandungi isi ucapannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| self | n 1. basic personality or nature, diri: in the crisis his true ~ was revealed, krisis itu telah mendedahkan dirinya yg sebenar; we are able to glimpse Shakespeare’s very ~ from some of his works, kita boleh melihat diri Shakespeare yg sebenarnya drpd sesetengah karyanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fundamental | adj 1. basic, asas, dasar: this principle was ~ to all his beliefs, prinsip ini merupakan asas kpd semua kepercayaannya; the ~ rules governing grammar, peraturan-peraturan asas yg menguasai tatabahasa; there is a ~ difference between the two schools of thought, ada perbezaan asas antara dua aliran pemikiran itu; 2. most important, utama: the ~ question happens to be a political one, persoalan utama kebetulannya persoalan politik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| essence | n 1. basic or most important characteristic, intipati, intisari: justice should be the ~ of all laws, keadilan seharusnya menjadi intipati semua undang-undang; 2. extract used to flavour food, esen: vanilla ~, esen vanila; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| true | 2. having the basic characteristics of and belonging to the same natural group as, sebenar: the whale is a ~ mammal, ikan paus ialah mamalia yg sebenar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| public utility | n /kemudahan, utiliti/ awam: basic public utilities, kemudahan-kemudahan awam yg asas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| basis | n 1. foundation, basic principle, asas, dasar: take the theory as the ~ for your argument, gunakan teori itu sbg asas hujah kamu; on the ~ of, atas /asas, dasar/, berasaskan, berdasarkan; 2. main ingredient, bahan /asas, dasar/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |