fundamental meaning
fundamental :
basic, essential
adjective
▪ Trust is fundamental to a good relationship.
▪ Trust is basic to a good relationship.
▪ Water is fundamental for life.
▪ Water is essential for life.
paraphrasing
▪ essential – very important
▪ basic – simple and important
▪ primary – main or most important
▪ necessary – needed
fundamental :
basics, essentials
noun
▪ Understanding the fundamentals is key.
▪ Knowing the basics is important.
▪ The fundamentals of math are addition and subtraction.
▪ The basics of math are addition and subtraction.
paraphrasing
▪ basics – simple parts
▪ essentials – important parts
▪ principles – main rules
▪ foundations – base parts
Pronunciation
fundamental [ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl]
The stress is on 'men' and sounds like 'fun-duh-men-tl'.
Common phrases and grammar about fundamental
fundamental - Common meaning
adjective
basic, essential
noun
basics, essentials
Part of Speech Changes for "fundamental"
▪ fundamentally (adverb) – in a basic or essential way
▪ fund (noun) – money set aside for a purpose
▪ funding (noun) – money given for a purpose
▪ fund (verb) – to provide money for something
Common Expressions with "fundamental"
▪ fundamental principle – basic rule
▪ fundamental change – basic change
▪ fundamental question – basic question
▪ fundamental right – basic right
Important examples of fundamental in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, fundamental often refers to something basic and essential.
Example of a confusing word: incidental (secondary or minor)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As an adjective, fundamental often describes something necessary or basic in TOEIC grammar questions.
fundamental
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
fundamental principle
'basic rule', used in contexts of rules or laws.
fundamentally different
means 'very different', used to emphasize differences.
Differences between similar words and fundamental
fundamental
,
essential
differences
Fundamental means basic and important, while essential means absolutely necessary.
fundamental
,
basic
differences
Fundamental implies importance in addition to being basic, while basic only implies simplicity.
Words with the same origin as fundamental
The origin of fundamental
fundamental comes from the Latin 'fundamentalis', which means 'of the foundation'.
Word structure
It has the root fund (base) and suffix al (pertaining to), so fundamental means 'pertaining to the base'.
Words with the same origin
The root of fundamental is fund (base). Words with the same root include foundation (base or groundwork).
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