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based

/beɪst/

basedpast participle

/beɪst/

Traditional participial adjective meaning ‘having a basis’ or ‘located in’, not to be confused with the slang sense.

Translations

fondé sur

The curriculum is based on extensive research.

Le programme est fondé sur des recherches approfondies.

basé àS’emploie pour indiquer le lieu où une personne, une équipe ou une entreprise est installée.

The Berlin-based team won the competition.

L’équipe basée à Berlin a remporté la compétition.

Definitions

Having a specified foundation or basis; derived from or built upon something.

The curriculum is based on extensive research.

Located at, operating from, or having headquarters in a specified place.

The Berlin-based team won the competition.

basedadjective

more based

Comp.

most based

Super.

/beɪst/

Restricted to the modern slang sense ‘confidently oneself, admirable, not swayed by popular opinion’.

Translations

assuméArgot Internet : se dit d’une personne qui s’assume, parle franchement et ne se laisse pas influencer par l’opinion dominante.

Many users praised the streamer as "based" for speaking his mind.

De nombreux utilisateurs ont qualifié le streamer d’« assumé » pour avoir dit ce qu’il pensait.

Definitions

Internet slang: admirable for being unapologetically oneself, confident, and not swayed by popular opinion.

Many users praised the streamer as "based" for speaking his mind.

Synonyms

basenoun

Definitions

The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.

The base of the statue was made of marble.

A conceptual structure or entity on which something draws or depends.

The company's customer base has grown significantly over the past year.

A place used as a center of operations by the armed forces or others; a headquarters.

The military base was located near the coast.

In baseball, one of the four stations that must be reached in turn to score a run.

The runner slid into second base just in time.

A main or important ingredient to which other things are added.

The base of the soup was a rich chicken broth.

A substance that can accept hydrogen ions (protons) or more generally, donate a pair of valence electrons.

Sodium hydroxide is a common base used in chemical reactions.

The number that is raised to a power in mathematics, or the number of different digits used in a numeral system.

In binary, the base is 2.

The part of a word to which affixes are attached; a root or stem.

In the word 'redoing', 'do' is the base, while 're-' and '-ing' are affixes.

baseverb

based

Past Simple

based

Past Simple

based

Past Participle

basing

ing-form

/beɪs/

Translations

baser

The company decided to base their new product design on customer feedback.

L'entreprise a décidé de baser la conception de son nouveau produit sur les retours des clients.

Additional translations

installerSens de placement ou d'établissement dans un lieu.

Definitions

To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.

The company decided to base their new product design on customer feedback.

To situate or establish something in a particular place.

The military decided to base their operations in the coastal region.

Synonyms

baseadjective

Definitions

Lacking higher values or moral principles; ignoble.

His base motives were evident when he betrayed his friends for money.

Of low quality or inferior value.

The base materials used in the construction led to the building's quick deterioration.

Having or showing little or no honor, courage, or decency; mean-spirited.

Her base actions during the competition were criticized by everyone.

Serving as a foundation or starting point; fundamental or underlying.

The base layers of the network handle data transmission.