Upper-Intermediate ๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary ยท #269 of 1319

fundamental (adj.)

basic and most important

Examples

  • A fundamental right.

Key rules

  • Fundamental means basic and most important
  • A fundamental right, fundamental principle
  • Fundamentally is the adverb

Common mistakes

  • It is a fundamental of change โ†’ It is a fundamental change
  • It changed fundamental โ†’ It changed fundamentally

Use cases

  • Describing rights
  • Discussing core principles
  • Explaining basics
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Fundamental is stronger than basic.

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