base
Low in place or positionLow in place or position.
» Aren't you still based in Boston?
Хіба ви все ще не базуєтеся у Бостоні?
Meaning
11 sensesLow in place or position.
Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
ни́зменныйnízmennyj
Not considered precious or noble.
Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
base coin
base bullion
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
Not classical or correct.
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.
(obsolete)Low in height; short.
(obsolete)Of low value or degree.
(archaic)Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
(archaic)Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
(obsolete)Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
illegitimate
Examples
813 sentencesAren't you still based in Boston?
Хіба ви все ще не базуєтеся у Бостоні? — deniko
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
Science is based on very careful observations.
Наука базується на дуже ретельних спостереженнях. — deniko
deWissenschaft basiert auf äußerst sorgfältiger Beobachtung. — xtofu80
We don't want to make decisions based on rumors.
Ми не хочемо приймати рішення на основі чуток. — deniko
Our company's base is in Tokyo.
ruБаза нашей компании находится в Токио. — las
deDer Sitz unseres Unternehmens ist in Tokyo. — MUIRIEL
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English base, bas, from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus (“low”). CognatFrom 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 baseSynonyms
202 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
6 patterns- based based
- based based on
- is based based
- based based in
- story is based
- movie is based