American English

How to pronounce fundamentally

adverbB2
fuhnduhMEHnuhlee

/ˌfən.dəˈmɛ.nə.li/

5 syllables · Stress the third syllable.

In a basic and essential way; at the most important level.

What to listen for

The usual pronunciation is /ˌfən.dəˈmɛn.tə.li/, but in natural American English you may also hear /ˌfən.dəˈmɛ.nə.li/ with the middle /t/ left out.

Usual pronunciation/ˌfən.dəˈmɛn.tə.li/
Middle /t/ may be dropped/ˌfən.dəˈmɛ.nə.li/
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Meanings & examples

adverb

In a basic and essential way; at the most important level.

These two ideas are fundamentally different.

The new law fundamentally changed the system.

Common phrases & grammar

fundamentally different · fundamentally important · fundamentally wrong · fundamentally change

[subject] be fundamentally different from [something]

fundamentally change [something]

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