base upon
To base onTo base on.
» Discussion is based upon mutual respect.
Diskussion setzt gegenseitigen Respekt voraus. — karstenenh
Дискуссия основывается на взаимном уважении. — triantafillou
Дискусія ґрунтується на взаємній повазі. — triantafillou
fishda · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(ditransitive, formal)To base on.
Examples
3 sentencesDiscussion is based upon mutual respect.
Дискусія ґрунтується на взаємній повазі. — triantafillou
ruДискуссия основывается на взаимном уважении. — triantafillou
deDiskussion setzt gegenseitigen Respekt voraus. — karstenenh
Officials say these preliminary suppositions are based upon forensic and circumstantial evidence, as well as intelligence analysis.
Fujita Scale is the scale that measures the strength of tornadoes based upon wind speed.
Forms
bases upon, basing upon, based upon, based upon| Base form | base upon · to base upon |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bases upon |
| Present participle | basing upon |
| Past simple | based upon |
| Past participle | based upon |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.