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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.

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

базирующийся

The company is based in New York.

Компания базируется в Нью-Йорке.

основанный

The movie is based on a true story.

Фильм основан на реальной истории.

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

Gerund

/beɪs/

Translations

основывать

They decided to base their headquarters in New York.

Они решили основывать свою штаб-квартиру в Нью-Йорке.

базировать

The company will base its new operations in Berlin.

Компания будет базировать свои новые операции в Берлине.

Additional translations

опираться

осаждать

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.