base
To give as its foundation or starting pointTo give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
» Aren't you still based in Boston?
Хіба ви все ще не базуєтеся у Бостоні?
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
basieren
(transitive)To be located (at a particular place).
Troops have been based in Munich since the end of World War II.
Top management decided to base our new Spanish subsidiary in Arévalo (Ávila).
To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
(slang)To freebase.
- situate as a center of operations
- use as a basis for; found on
- use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
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
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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.
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Forms
bases, basing, based, basedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
6 patterns- based based
- based based on
- is based based
- based based in
- story is based
- movie is based