base
Something from which other things extendSomething from which other things extend; a foundation.
» Aren't you still based in Boston?
Хіба ви все ще не базуєтеся у Бостоні?
Meaning
36 senses(countable, uncountable)Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
a support or foundation
Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
(countable, uncountable)A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
(countable, uncountable)The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
Basis, Grundlage
стартstart, ба́заbáza, ба́зисbázis
(countable, uncountable)A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
Kaserne, Basis, Stützpunkt
ба́заbáza, опо́рный пунктopórnyj punkt
ба́заbáza
(countable, uncountable)The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
Basis
штабštab, штаб-кварти́раštab-kvartíra
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
(countable, uncountable)A basic but essential component or ingredient.
(countable, uncountable)A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
(countable, uncountable)Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
(countable, uncountable)Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
Important areas in games and sports.
(countable, uncountable)A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
(countable, uncountable)One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
ба́заbáza
(countable, uncountable)The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
Sockel
осно́ваosnóva
Examples
813 sentencesAren't you still based in Boston?
Хіба ви все ще не базуєтеся у Бостоні?
I made my decision based on what you said.
Я прийняв рішення на основі того, що ти сказав.
deBei meiner Entscheidung habe ich mich auf das gestützt, was du gesagt hast.
Science is based on very careful observations.
Наука базується на дуже ретельних спостереженнях.
deWissenschaft basiert auf äußerst sorgfältiger Beobachtung.
We don't want to make decisions based on rumors.
Ми не хочемо приймати рішення на основі чуток.
Our company's base is in Tokyo.
ruБаза нашей компании находится в Токио.
deDer Sitz unseres Unternehmens ist in Tokyo.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from AncientFrom Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basis and bass.
Probably a specific use of Etymology 1, above; perhaps also a development of the plural of bar.
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Forms
plural: basesSynonyms
11 synonyms- a support or foundation:pedestalstand
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring:bag
- installation from which a military force initiates operations:base of operations
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end:home
- (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place:radix
- any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water:alkali
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
158 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
6 patterns- based based
- based based on
- is based based
- based based in
- story is based
- movie is based