base
verb/beɪs/
/beɪs/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they base | /beɪs/ /beɪs/ |
| he / she / it bases | /ˈbeɪsɪz/ /ˈbeɪsɪz/ |
| past simple based | /beɪst/ /beɪst/ |
| past participle based | /beɪst/ /beɪst/ |
| -ing form basing | /ˈbeɪsɪŋ/ /ˈbeɪsɪŋ/ |
- to use a particular city, town, etc. as the main place for a business, holiday, etc.
- be based in… The organization is now based in Geneva.
- base something/somebody in… They decided to base the new company in York.
- base yourself in… We're going to base ourselves in Tokyo and make trips from there.
- base somebody/something/yourself + adv./prep. I would like to base myself somewhere warmer.
Homophones base | bassbase bass/beɪs//beɪs/- base noun
- Cut the stalks at their base.
- base verb
- The government is to base its decision on the results of these trials.
- base adjective
- The trolls typify all that is base and ugly in human nature.
- bass noun
- This song is all treble and no bass.
- bass adjective
- His powerful bass voice contributed much to the film.
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French, from Latin basis ‘base, pedestal’, from Greek.Want to learn more?
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