Meaning

11 senses
  1. Low in place or position.

  2. Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.

    ни́зменныйnízmennyj

  3. Not considered precious or noble.

  4. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.

    base coin

    base bullion

    (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal

  5. Not classical or correct.

  6. Relating to feudal land tenure held by a tenant from a lord in exchange for services that are seen as unworthy for noblemen to perform, such as villeinage.

    A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant.

  7. (obsolete)Low in height; short.

  8. (obsolete)Of low value or degree.

  9. (archaic)Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.

  10. (archaic)Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.

  11. (obsolete)Of illegitimate birth; bastard.

    illegitimate

Examples

813 sentences
  1. Aren't you still based in Boston?

    Хіба ви все ще не базуєтеся у Бостоні? — deniko

  2. I made my decision based on what you said.

    Я прийняв рішення на основі того, що ти сказав. — deniko

    deBei meiner Entscheidung habe ich mich auf das gestützt, was du gesagt hast. — dinkel_girl

  3. Science is based on very careful observations.

    Наука базується на дуже ретельних спостереженнях. — deniko

    deWissenschaft basiert auf äußerst sorgfältiger Beobachtung. — xtofu80

  4. We don't want to make decisions based on rumors.

    Ми не хочемо приймати рішення на основі чуток. — deniko

  5. Our company's base is in Tokyo.

    ruБаза нашей компании находится в Токио. — las

    deDer Sitz unseres Unternehmens ist in Tokyo. — MUIRIEL

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
immoral:

Origin

From Middle English base, bas, from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus (“low”). Cognat

From Middle English base, bas, from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus (“low”). Cognate with Spanish bajo, Italian basso and base.

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Forms

baser/more base, basest/most base
Comparativebaser / more base Lesson
Superlativebasest / most base Lesson

regular

Synonyms

202 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • based based
  • based based on
  • is based based
  • based based in
  • story is based
  • movie is based

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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