essentials
Sayi-SEN-shuhlz/ɪˈsɛn.ʃəlz/
- 1The basic facts you need to understand a topic.
Like the few key points you learn first, before all the small details.
This short guide covers the essentials of safe driving.
He learned the essentials of cooking from his grandmother.
Similarbasics, fundamentals, rudiments, principles
Note
- 2Plural of essential. Use this form when talking about more than one necessary thing.
We packed only the essentials for the camping trip.
Bread, milk, and eggs are everyday essentials.
Note
essentials is a form of essential
essential, noun: Something you really need, or one of the basic parts that something cannot work without. Full entry
- Forms
- essentialessentials plural
- Spelling
- essential → essentials: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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