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base en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /bæɪs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /beɪs/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • bās
  • /beːs/ (Ireland)
  • (California) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base From Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basis and bass.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Something from which other things extend; a foundation. ▸ A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
    • Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime. Their bases were on a level with the pavement outside, a narrow way which was several feet lower than the road behind the house. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 14, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 178:
  3. (countable, uncountable) The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
  5. (countable, uncountable) The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
  6. (countable, qualifier:painting; pharmacy; painting; pharmacy, uncountable) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
  8. (countable, uncountable) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
  9. (countable, uncountable) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
  10. (countable, uncountable) Important areas in games and sports. ▸ A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
  11. (countable, uncountable) Important areas in games and sports. ▸ One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
  12. (countable, uncountable) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
  13. (countable, uncountable) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
  14. (countable, uncountable) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
  15. (countable, uncountable) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
  16. (countable, uncountable) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
  17. (countable, uncountable) The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace.)
    • The shield was silver, charged with a red cross voided (that is, with the centre cut out and only the edges left), between in chief (that is, above the horizontal limb of the cross) two black dragon's wings, and in base two red daggers, and in the centre of the cross a black winged helmet; on a red chief (a broad band across the top of the shield), a silver pale (a broad vertical band), and thereon eight black arrows crossed X-wise, four and four, and encircled with a black band, between on the dexter three bendlets (narrow bands slanting from dexter chief to sinister base) enhanced (that is, raised above the centre), and on the sinister a fleur-de-lis, all of gold. 1956 July, Col. H. C. B. Rogers, “Railway Heraldry”, in Railway Magazine, page 479:
  18. (countable, uncountable) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
    • The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.
  19. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of radix.
  20. (countable, uncountable) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
  21. (countable, uncountable) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
  22. (countable, uncountable) A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
  23. (countable, uncountable) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
  24. (countable, uncountable) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
  25. (alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable) Dated form of bass.
    alt of bass
    • The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar. 1709, J[ohn] Dryden, J[ohn] Oldham, “(please specify the page)”, in Mac Flecknoe: A Poem. […] With Spencer’s Ghost: Being a Satyr Concerning Poetry. […], London: […] H[enry] Hills, […], →OCLC:
  26. (countable, historical, uncountable) The smallest kind of cannon.
  27. (archaic, countable, uncountable) The housing of a horse.
  28. (countable, historical, in-plural, sometimes, uncountable) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
    • […] with flowers of gold, the body lined with velvet, and the bases, or skirts, with satin; also a frock of black satin, lined with sarcenet, having three welts of the same. 1842, Joseph Strutt, A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, page 246:
  29. (countable, historical, in-plural, sometimes, uncountable) A kind of armour skirt, of mail or plate, imitating the preceding civilian skirt.
    • The base (skirt), as opposed to the practical skirt of the tonlet armour, is an affectation in imitation of the civilian fabric garment of the period and may well have been inspired by a similar feature on Maximilian's gift armour. 1977, Armours of Henry VIII:
    • Both knee-length bases are made from black velvet [...] There was a second type of metal skirt that could be worn with armour: the tonlet. [...] Unlike the base, however, the tonlet did not have a textile counterpart. [...] 2007, AHRC Research Centre for Textile Conservation and Textile Studies. Conference, Textiles and Text: Re-establishing the Links Between Archival and Object-based Research : Postprints, pages 47–49:
  30. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
  31. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An apron.
    • bakers in their linen bases 1613, John Marston, The Insatiate Countess:
  32. (countable, uncountable) A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
    • Use the globe he inhabits as a base wherewith to measure the magnitude and distance of the sun and planets. 1834, Mary Somerville, On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences:
  33. (countable, uncountable) A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
  34. (Marxism, countable, uncountable) The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
    • What, then, in the last resort is the determining influence of the base on the superstructure, and what is the 'relative independence' possessed by the various forms of superstructure according to Engels and most theoretical Marxists? 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 343:
  35. (countable, uncountable) A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
  36. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of base leg.
    alt of base leg
  37. (slang, uncountable) freebase cocaine
    • Shared you with my friends, the Pops they never had / You lived for our fishing trips, damn I had a dad / [...] / See, mine made sure he had every base covered / So imagine his pain finding base in the cupboard 2025 July 11, “The Birds Don't Sing”, in Gene Thornton, Pharrel Williams, Stevie Wonder, Terrence Thornton (lyrics), Let God Sort Em Out, performed by Clipse, John Legend, and Voices of Fire, Roc Nation Distribution, via Spotify:
    • TYLER LENNON (played by Louis Healy): Ten grand a week we were clearing: base, white, meth, weed, anything. I can get you anything to get you high. 2019 January 20, Ann Cleeves, Paul Matthew Thompson, 1:26:51 from the start, in Lawrence Gough, director, Vera(Cuckoo) (9), episode 2 (TV series), spoken by Tyler Lennon (Louis Healy):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bases Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

acid (antonym(s) of “chemical compound that will neutralize an alkali”) · superstructure · apex (antonym(s) of “end of a leaf”)

Coordinates

pitcher's mound · tonlet · batter's box · lamboys · catcher's box

Deriveds

base case · Bronsted-Lowry base · base page · base colour · base ship · base-stealing · total base number · basestock · base right · skull base disease · baseball · consumer base · base table · kilobase · base moulding · acid-base · star base · base rent · cocaine base · base year · double base · base off of · cost base · off base · baseborn · base shoot · postbase · speaker base · baseburner · base-stealer · snowbase · base-generate · base out · base-generated · Navy Base · basics · acid-base equilibrium · prisoner's · all your base are belong to us · base bag · get to second base · base gas · data-base · base class · outbase · landbase · exobase · off-base · touch base · timebase · base hospital · base ring · base censor · basewide · stolen base · moon base · basetender · base station subsystem · baserunning · basification · imbase · Bronsted base · basewise · viewerbase · baseless · basal · base substitution · wingbase · baseline · cloud base · base squadron · acid-base pair · coinbase · prisoners' base · base anhydride · base note · basilar · base address · base off · agawan base · baselevel · base molding · Hünig's base · helibase · base 2 · base court · base upon · baselayer · subbase · base memory · petabase · wheelbase · stanbase · base fluid · fifth base · baseword · base radio · fan base · base on balls · base-player · base chief · base-burner · extra base hit · versioned object base · deep underground military base · on-base plus slugging · base isolation · isobase · superbase · freebase · Schiff base · base over apex · base ball · base port · gigabase · customer base · baseman · leafbase · base rate fallacy · Scott Base · base tunnel · soup base · player base · base-running · basically · base-on-balls · basepoint · base course · Hoogsteen base pair · basify · panabase · basewoman · basement · base wallah · multibase · roadbase · base rate · lawn base · phallobase · cranial base · base flashing · installed base · basic · conjugate acid-base pair · starbase · basecoat · base hit · Brønsted base · conjugate base · empty base · base color · baseload · baseperson · basestealer · base-playing · wave base · baseflow · base load · basename · free base · base character · client base · Starbase · gnathobase · pseudobase · cooking base · Lewis base · baserunner · base level · abase · rheobase · times on base · cover one's bases · base camp · base price · disbase · on base · data base · base coat · userbase · base pair · prison base · leuco base · base sheet · seabase · baseplate · base pay · basely · base path · base point · baselike · base-pair breathing · leuco-base · surbase · codebase · firebase · base runner · polybase · base angle · base-ball · base-2 · personal knowledge base · tax base · acid-base indicator · base communications · get to first base · nonbase · embase · ribobase · rimbase · base sequence · baseboard · megabase · product base · time base · playerbase · basepath · isoanabase · make first base · terabase · database · basogenic · on-base percentage · base box · base form · gynobase · base cap · user base · contribution base · base unit · baseband · isocatabase · base station · base exchange

Holonyms

field · diamond

Hyponyms

codebase · second base · subbase · air base · moonbase · knowledge base · freebase · power base · naval base · surbase · code base · third base · debase · military base · home base · first base

Relateds

successor · × ×... = (multiplication, factorization; factor) · + +... = (addition, summation) · √ = (root extraction; degree) · − = (subtraction) · × = (multiplication, factorization; multiplier) · + = (addition, summation) · Or sometimes (numerator) / (denominator) = (quotient) · = (exponentiation; base) · ÷ = (division; dividend) · log(base) = (logarithmization)

Synonyms

seat (a place where something is located or based) · radix · alkali (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · electoral base · substructure · political base

Translations (547)

bg осно́ва (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · hy բազա (3. permanent structure for housing military) · izh helma (28. lower part of a robe or petticoat) · he בָּסִיס (3. permanent structure for housing military) · fr base (1. something from which other things extend) · it sede (4. headquarters) · mi kupu kiko (22. linguistics: morpheme that serves as foundation on which affixes can be attached) · fa-ira شالودِه (1. something from which other things extend) · tr kaide (1. something from which other things extend) · ota تمل (1. something from which other things extend) · nl schildvoet (15. heraldic charge: lowest third of a shield or field) · th พื้นฐาน (1. something from which other things extend) · uk осно́ва (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · hy ռազմակայան (3. permanent structure for housing military) · es base (3. permanent structure for housing military) · fi tyvi (15. heraldic charge: lowest third of a shield or field) · bg база (11. biology: nucleobase in the context of DNA or RNA) · el βάση (10. lowermost part of a column) · sv bas (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · es base (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · mi take (1. something from which other things extend) · id dasar (1. something from which other things extend) · id basa (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · be ба́за (1. something from which other things extend) · ru ба́зис (2. starting point of thought) · is höfuðstöðvar (4. headquarters) · hi अड्डा (3. permanent structure for housing military) · fr caserne (3. permanent structure for housing military) · fi tyviö (15. heraldic charge: lowest third of a shield or field) · mr पाया (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · cy gwaelod (1. something from which other things extend) · bg осно́ва (10. lowermost part of a column) · el βάση (2. starting point of thought) · ko 기지 (3. permanent structure for housing military) · sh lùžina (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · fr coussin (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · pl podstawa (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · te స్థావరం (3. permanent structure for housing military) · ka ბაზა (3. permanent structure for housing military) · sh ба́за (10. lowermost part of a column) · fi kanta (13. electronics: controlling terminal of a transistor) · cs základna (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · ar قَاعِدَة (3. permanent structure for housing military) · ko(16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · ky жайлашуу (1. something from which other things extend) · he בָּסִיס (1. something from which other things extend) · cs základ (1. something from which other things extend) · alt фундамент (1. something from which other things extend) · hy հիմք (1. something from which other things extend) · fi kanta (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · tr temel (10. lowermost part of a column) · fa-ira مَبْنا (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · tl hukbuhing takad (3. permanent structure for housing military) · pt base (4. headquarters) · ro fundament (1. something from which other things extend) · crh baza (1. something from which other things extend) · az özül (1. something from which other things extend) · it zoccolo (10. lowermost part of a column) · gl base (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · sv bas (1. something from which other things extend) · ar مَرْكَز (4. headquarters) · ar قَاعِدَة (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · sw uanzishaji (1. something from which other things extend) · pl baza (2. starting point of thought) · sk báza (13. electronics: controlling terminal of a transistor) · sh báza (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · ru опо́рный пункт (3. permanent structure for housing military) · de Basis (4. headquarters) · la solum (1. something from which other things extend) · gl base (4. headquarters) · de Grundlage (1. something from which other things extend) · uz baza (3. permanent structure for housing military) · sh ба́за (11. biology: nucleobase in the context of DNA or RNA) · ml ക്ഷാരം (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · sh ба́за (3. permanent structure for housing military) · mn суурин газар (3. permanent structure for housing military) · ru ба́за (11. biology: nucleobase in the context of DNA or RNA) · ja 基礎 (1. something from which other things extend) · qu tiksi (1. something from which other things extend) · ru штаб-кварти́ра (4. headquarters) · el βάση (3. permanent structure for housing military) · pt base (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · tl takad (3. permanent structure for housing military) · tr üs (3. permanent structure for housing military) · hu lábazat (10. lowermost part of a column) · te క్షారం (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · fa-ira اَساس (1. something from which other things extend) · de Base (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · ja(9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · ast sede (4. headquarters) · ja(1. something from which other things extend) · tet hun (1. something from which other things extend) · uk ба́за (1. something from which other things extend) · fi koti (9.1. safe zone in children's game) · bg ба́за (13. electronics: controlling terminal of a transistor) · ast base (1. something from which other things extend) · mi papataunga (4. headquarters) · km មូលដ្ឋាន (1. something from which other things extend) · tg асос (1. something from which other things extend) · ja(16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · it ingrediente (5. cooking, painting, pharmacy: basic but essential component or ingredient) · be аснава́нне (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · fi pohja (1. something from which other things extend) · hu alap (1. something from which other things extend) · ast base (3. permanent structure for housing military) · alt тӧӧс (1. something from which other things extend) · it caserma (3. permanent structure for housing military) · tr dayanak (2. starting point of thought) · tr taban (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · hu bázis (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · pl baza (18. topology: set of sets from which a topology is derived) · pnb اساس (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · fi alamies (21. acrobatics, cheerleading: person who supports the flyer) · bg щаб (4. headquarters) · id bahan (5. cooking, painting, pharmacy: basic but essential component or ingredient) · az oturacaq (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · sh báza (2. starting point of thought) · kea bazi (2. starting point of thought) · ur بُنْیاد (1. something from which other things extend) · vi bazơ (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · kea baze (2. starting point of thought) · cs patka (10. lowermost part of a column) · ru штаб (4. headquarters) · ml താവളം (4. headquarters) · de Basis (1. something from which other things extend) · nl honk (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · ar قَاعِدَة (1. something from which other things extend) · ky базис (1. something from which other things extend) · fi kanta (12. botany: end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support) · it quartier generale (4. headquarters) · ka შტაბი (4. headquarters) · fa-ira سِتاد (4. headquarters) · sh tèmelj (2. starting point of thought) · es base (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · is grunnflötur (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · ca seu (4. headquarters) · id markas (3. permanent structure for housing military) · ky негизделүү (1. something from which other things extend) · gl base (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · uk осно́ва (1. something from which other things extend) · sh báza (11. biology: nucleobase in the context of DNA or RNA) · es base (4. headquarters) · tg пойгоҳ (3. permanent structure for housing military) · bg основа (12. botany: end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support) · he בָּסִיס (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · el βάση (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · ko 밑변 (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · ka ბაზა (13. electronics: controlling terminal of a transistor) · cs báze (13. electronics: controlling terminal of a transistor) · bg фундаме́нт (1. something from which other things extend) · te స్థావరం (4. headquarters) · sh ȍsnova (10. lowermost part of a column) · hu támaszpont (3. permanent structure for housing military) · no frie (9.1. safe zone in children's game) · hi नींव (10. lowermost part of a column) · cs kořen (1. something from which other things extend) · bg осно́ва (1. something from which other things extend) · it base (3. permanent structure for housing military) · it mordente (6. substance used as mordant in dyeing) · el έδρα (4. headquarters) · el βάση (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · el βάση (1. something from which other things extend) · ur بُنِیاد (1. something from which other things extend) · nl hoofdkwartier (4. headquarters) · sh ба́за (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · es basamento (10. lowermost part of a column) · bo གཞི་རྩ (2. starting point of thought) · sh báza (3. permanent structure for housing military) · th โคน (10. lowermost part of a column) · ky база (1. something from which other things extend) · tr kök (22. linguistics: morpheme that serves as foundation on which affixes can be attached) · fi pesä (9.1. safe zone in children's game) · pt base (13. electronics: controlling terminal of a transistor) · id kata dasar (22. linguistics: morpheme that serves as foundation on which affixes can be attached) · tr baz (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · nn base (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · ro bază (2. starting point of thought) · cmn 總部 /总部 (4. headquarters) · sv bas (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · ky себеп (1. something from which other things extend) · ca fonament (2. starting point of thought) · it fondamenta (1. something from which other things extend) · kea bazi (1. something from which other things extend) · fi kanta (18. topology: set of sets from which a topology is derived) · ky база (3. permanent structure for housing military) · grc βάσις (1. something from which other things extend) · cs základ (2. starting point of thought) · nb hovedkvarter (4. headquarters) · fi perusta (1. something from which other things extend) · my ဘေ့စ် (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · bg база (18. topology: set of sets from which a topology is derived) · de Basis (2. starting point of thought) · be асно́ва (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · uk підста́ва (1. something from which other things extend) · el θεμέλιο (1. something from which other things extend) · pl podstawa (1. something from which other things extend) · he נקודת מוצא (2. starting point of thought) · sv bas (3. permanent structure for housing military) · az bünövrə (1. something from which other things extend) · is veldisstofn (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · vi căn cứ (3. permanent structure for housing military) · sh tèmelj (1. something from which other things extend) · sv början (2. starting point of thought) · es base (2. starting point of thought) · ko 염기 (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · tr baz (13. electronics: controlling terminal of a transistor) · fr quartier général (4. headquarters) · mk основа (1. something from which other things extend) · ast base (4. headquarters) · hi आधार (1. something from which other things extend) · sl oporišče (3. permanent structure for housing military) · de Stützpunkt (3. permanent structure for housing military) · tg асос (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · cmn 基礎 /基础 (2. starting point of thought) · cs báze (11. biology: nucleobase in the context of DNA or RNA) · hu bázis (3. permanent structure for housing military) · pl baza (10. lowermost part of a column) · is herstöð (3. permanent structure for housing military) · bg поли (28. lower part of a robe or petticoat) · pdt Grunt (1. something from which other things extend) · th ฐาน (1. something from which other things extend) · km ស្ថាន (3. permanent structure for housing military) · da skjoldfod (15. heraldic charge: lowest third of a shield or field) · fi lähtökohta (2. starting point of thought) · fi tukikohta (3. permanent structure for housing military) · cmn 鹼性 /碱性 (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · fr base (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · km មូលដ្ឋាន (3. permanent structure for housing military) · mi pūtake (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · ota تمل (2. starting point of thought) · sh тѐмељ (2. starting point of thought) · tg бунёд (1. something from which other things extend) · fa-ira باز (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · fa-ira قاعِدِه (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · ca base (2. starting point of thought) · cs základ (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · fr base (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · es orlo (1. something from which other things extend) · el βάση (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · it campagna (15. heraldic charge: lowest third of a shield or field) · it sottofondo (7. cosmetics: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform) · tg база (3. permanent structure for housing military) · az əsas (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · cs základna (3. permanent structure for housing military) · ca fonament (1. something from which other things extend) · gl sede (4. headquarters) · hu lúg (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · gl base (2. starting point of thought) · et peakorter (4. headquarters) · nl vertrekpunt (2. starting point of thought) · nb base (3. permanent structure for housing military) · ca base (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · et alguspunkt (2. starting point of thought) · bg основа (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · de Kaserne (3. permanent structure for housing military) · my ဗေ့စ် (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · ky негиздөө (1. something from which other things extend) · mn бааз (3. permanent structure for housing military) · vo bäd (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · ota قاعده (1. something from which other things extend) · nn base (3. permanent structure for housing military) · ar قَاعِدَة (4. headquarters) · ca base (3. permanent structure for housing military) · sv bas (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · de Basis (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · pl zasada (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · ko(9.2. baseball: 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mi tatūnga (1. something from which other things extend) · tr merkez (4. headquarters) · ru ба́за (13. electronics: controlling terminal of a transistor) · ky негиз салуу (1. something from which other things extend) · ckb بنکە (1. something from which other things extend) · fr base (3. permanent structure for housing military) · it base (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · hy հիմք (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · tl takad (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · ja 基地 (3. permanent structure for housing military) · bg основа (5. cooking, painting, pharmacy: basic but essential component or ingredient) · id basa (11. biology: nucleobase in the context of DNA or RNA) · pl sztab (4. headquarters) · fa-ira پایْگاه (4. headquarters) · ru фунда́мент (1. something from which other things extend) · it base (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · cs meta (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · sv kasern (3. permanent structure for housing military) · tk baza (3. permanent structure for housing military) · crh baza (13. electronics: controlling terminal of a transistor) · th ฐานทัพ (4. headquarters) · ru ба́за (2. starting point of thought) · te పీఠం (1. something from which other things extend) · fi pesä (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · fr base (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · et põhi (2. starting point of thought) · pl baza (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · it piedistallo (10. lowermost part of a column) · ca base (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · ka ფუძე (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · it basi (1. something from which other things extend) · hu ház (9.1. safe zone in children's game) · da base (3. permanent structure for housing military) · az baza (3. permanent structure for housing military) · da base (8. chemical compound that will 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thought) · pt sede (4. headquarters) · uli chaep (1. something from which other things extend) · mi pūtake (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · da hovedkvarter (4. headquarters) · fa-ira پایِه (2. starting point of thought) · el μάνα (9.1. safe zone in children's game) · cs zásada (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · be аснава́нне (1. something from which other things extend) · pt base (2. starting point of thought) · bg централа (4. headquarters) · ka საფუძველი (1. something from which other things extend) · sh ба́за (2. starting point of thought) · te భూమి (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · sq bazë (3. permanent structure for housing military) · sh тѐмељ (1. something from which other things extend) · el βάση (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · bo རྨང་གཞི (1. something from which other things extend) · tr temelesas (1. something from which other things extend) · io bazo (14. geometry: lowest side or face) 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neutralize an acid) · fa-ira بُن (1. something from which other things extend) · hi मूल (2. starting point of thought) · fa-ira پایْگاه (3. permanent structure for housing military) · sh лу̀жина (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · tr karargâh (3. permanent structure for housing military) · gl base (1. something from which other things extend) · ky негиз (1. something from which other things extend) · ca principi (2. starting point of thought) · id landasan pemikiran (2. starting point of thought) · sl temelj (1. something from which other things extend) · tr kaide (3. permanent structure for housing military) · tr üs (4. headquarters) · id pangkalan (3. permanent structure for housing military) · mk база (3. permanent structure for housing military) · id alkali (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · ca base (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · fi lehtikanta (12. botany: end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support) · be ба́за (3. permanent structure for housing military) · ms bes (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · ky байыр (1. something from which other things extend) · ml അടിസ്ഥാനം (1. something from which other things extend) · pl podstawa (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · fr but (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · fi päämaja (4. headquarters) · nl basis (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · fr base (4. headquarters) · da base (9.2. baseball: one of the three places that a runner can stand in safety) · es base (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · fa-ira ریشِه (2. starting point of thought) · sh ба́за (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · ru осно́ва (1. something from which other things extend) · ast base (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · fa-ira بُنْیاد (1. something from which other things extend) · ja 塩基 (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · pl baza (22. linguistics: morpheme that serves as foundation on which affixes can be attached) · ko 밑면 (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · cs báze (12. botany: end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support) · ru основа́ние (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · bg байц (6. substance used as mordant in dyeing) · et kodu (9.1. safe zone in children's game) · alt база (1. something from which other things extend) · da grundtal (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · oc basa (1. something from which other things extend) · be фунда́мент (1. something from which other things extend) · ca base (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · lo ກະທູ້ (1. something from which other things extend) · fi emäs (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · tl takad (12. botany: end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support) · cs báze (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · pt base (3. permanent structure for housing military) · sk základňa (3. permanent structure for housing military) · fa-ira پِیْ (10. lowermost part of a column) · ky цоколь (1. something from which other things extend) · hy հիմք (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · alt тӧс (1. something from which other things extend) · hi मुख्यालय (4. headquarters) · pl fundament (1. something from which other things extend) · it basamento (1. something from which other things extend) · fi perusviiva (30. surveying: line that serves as the origin for measurements) · el βάση (4. headquarters) · mi papa taunga (4. headquarters) · fa-ira پایِه (1. something from which other things extend) · sl baza (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · ro bază (3. permanent structure for housing military) · uk ба́за (3. permanent structure for housing military) · tr asıl (2. starting point of thought) · pt base (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · ar قَاعِدَة (14. geometry: lowest side or face) · hu alap (16. math: number raised to the power of an exponent) · cmn 基本盤 /基本盘 (31. group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates) · fi helma (28. lower part of a robe or petticoat) · sv stam (15. heraldic charge: lowest third of a shield or field) · tr esas (2. starting point of thought) · ur اساس (8. chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) · id kata baku (22. linguistics: morpheme that serves as foundation on which affixes can be attached) · ja ベース (5. cooking, painting, pharmacy: basic but essential component or ingredient) · fi kanta (18. topology: topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles) · bg старт (2. starting point of thought)

wikidata: Q191360 · wikidata: Q11193 · wikidata: Q245016

base en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /bæɪs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /beɪs/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • bās
  • /beːs/ (Ireland)
  • (California) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base From Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basis and bass.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
    • Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
  2. (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
    • Top management decided to base our new Spanish subsidiary in Arévalo (Ávila).
    • Take a look at that. This is where we are going to be basing this season. 2024 February 4, Grian, 23:40 from the start, in Hermitcraft 10: Episode 1 - THE START:
    • Troops have been based in Munich since the end of World War II.
  3. To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
    • Apart from time taken out during radio- and chemotherapy, Maurs continued to participate in POW. She would base a flyer in a double balance and make the audience laugh with her clowning antics for two more shows. 2005, John T. Warren, Laura B. Lengel, Casting Gender: Women and Performance in Intercultural Context, →ISBN, page 73:
  4. (slang) To freebase.
    • You know he started to base at a hell of a pace / And now it's a disgrace, he's got the pipe in his face 1984, “8 Million Stories”, in Ego Trip, performed by Kurtis Blow ft. Run-DMC:

Forms

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basing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bases Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
based Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
based Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

rebase · base on · base off

Synonyms

ground

Translations (47)

pt basear-se em (have as its foundation or starting point) · pt ficar em (be located) · bg базирам се (be located) · eo bazi (have as its foundation or starting point) · ar يُبْنَى عَلَى (have as its foundation or starting point) · el βασίζω (have as its foundation or starting point) · ar يَسْتَنِدُ إِلَى (have as its foundation or starting point) · vo stabön (have as its foundation or starting point) · it erigere (have as its foundation or starting point) · io apogar (have as its foundation or starting point) · fi sijaita (be located) · de basieren (have as its foundation or starting point) · id dasar (have as its foundation or starting point) · es fundamentar (have as its foundation or starting point) · sv basera (have as its foundation or starting point) · id berpusat (be located) · id didasarkan (have as its foundation or starting point) · gl basear (have as its foundation or starting point) · nl baseren (have as its foundation or starting point) · ia basar (have as its foundation or starting point) · id bedasarkan (have as its foundation or starting point) · zdj utegemea (have as its foundation or starting point) · pl bazować (be located) · pt basear-se em (be located) · nl zich baseren op (have as its foundation or starting point) · da basere (have as its foundation or starting point) · es basar (have as its foundation or starting point) · tl ibase (have as its foundation or starting point) · it basare (have as its foundation or starting point) · ht baze (have as its foundation or starting point) · ast basar (have as its foundation or starting point) · id terletak (be located) · el εδρεύω (be located) · fa پیریزی (be located) · et lähtuma (have as its foundation or starting point) · bg основавам се (have as its foundation or starting point) · it edificare (have as its foundation or starting point) · hy հիմնվել (have as its foundation or starting point) · sk opierať (have as its foundation or starting point) · fa پایهگذاری (be located) · sv grunda (have as its foundation or starting point) · fa بنیانگذاری (be located) · pl bazować (have as its foundation or starting point) · fr baser (have as its foundation or starting point) · ca basar (have as its foundation or starting point) · sk zakladať (have as its foundation or starting point) · fi perustaa (have as its foundation or starting point)

base en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /bæɪs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /beɪs/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • bās
  • /beːs/ (Ireland)
  • (California) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βάσις (básis)bor.? Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús)bor.? Oscanbor.? Celticbor.? Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base From Middle English base, bas, from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus (“low”). Cognate with Spanish bajo, Italian basso and base.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Low in height; short.
    • The cedar stoops not to the base shrub's foot. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece, line 664:
  2. Low in place or position.
    • I see thy glory like a shooting star / Fall to the base earth from the firmament. c. 1595, William Shakespeare, Richard II, act 2, scene 4, lines 19–20:
  3. (obsolete) Of low value or degree.
    • If thou livest in paine and sorrow, thy base courage is the cause of it, To die there wanteth but will. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
  4. (archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
    • UUhat meanes the mightie Turkiſh Emperor To talke with one ſo baſe as Tamburlaine? c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:
    • a peasant and base swain 1623, Francis Bacon, De Augmentis Scientiarum:
    • Wherefore should I / Stand in the plague of custome, and permit / The curiosity of Nations, to deprive me? For that I am some twelve, or fourteen Moonshines / Lag of a Brother? Why Bastard? Wherefore base? / When my Dimensions are as well compact, My minde as generous, and my shape as true / As honest madams issue? Why brand they us / With Base? With basenes Bastardie? Base, Base? c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 285, column 2:
  5. Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
    • base ingratitude 1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC:
    • Base emotions drive the horde 2012, “The Diplomat”, performed by Pig Destroyer:
    • a cruel act of a base and a cowardish mind 1551, Ralph Robynson, transl., More's Utopia:
    • “Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it.[…]” 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
  6. (archaic) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
    • 'Like this horrible film.' 'Horrible?' Lenina was genuinely astonished. 'But I thought it was lovely.' 'It was base,' he said indignantly, 'it was ignoble.' 1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, London: Chatto & Windus:
  7. (of a metal) Not considered precious or noble.
  8. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
    • base coin
    • base bullion
  9. (obsolete) Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
    • Why bastard? Wherefore base? c. 1605–1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 1, scene 2, line 6:
  10. Not classical or correct.
    • base Latin 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
  11. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of bass.
    alt of bass
    • the base tone of a violin
  12. 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.

Forms

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basest Degree=Sup lexicographic
baser Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most base Degree=Sup lexicographic
more base Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

noble · admirable · desirable · likeable

Deriveds

base fee (terms derived from base (adjective)) · base-minded (terms derived from base (adjective)) · base-spirited (terms derived from base (adjective)) · base estate (terms derived from base (adjective)) · base coin (terms derived from base (adjective)) · basely (terms derived from base (adjective)) · base-witted (terms derived from base (adjective)) · base metal (terms derived from base (adjective)) · base tenant (terms derived from base (adjective)) · baseness (terms derived from base (adjective)) · base tenure (terms derived from base (adjective)) · base-bred (terms derived from base (adjective)) · base-born (terms derived from base (adjective)) · baseling (terms derived from base (adjective))

Synonyms

unwanted · low-born · meager · base · tin-pot · ridiculous · black-hearted · depraved · hylic · mean · worthless · contemptible · degenerate · beggarly · worthless · paltry · pathetic · nithing · plebeian · despicable · deleterious · incorrigible · bad apple · vile · slavish · misbegotten · nidering · putrid · choical · cringing · piteous · null · nameless · naughty · wretched · malefic · wicked · sordid · baneful · cheap · bad seed · foolish · pissass · dedecorous · silly · slimy · pissant · natural · nothingburger · immaterial · insignificant · unsophisticated · wretched · reprobate · ignorable · pointless · detrimental · scornworthy · malevolent · piddly · ludicrous · discreditable · peccaminous · dishonorable · ungodly · pernicious · maleficent · mean-spirited · sullen · dirty · obscene · disdainable · low · sorry · disreputable · abject · reptitious · scurvy · sordid · blameworthy · unmentionable · base born · lousy · vain · scathful · ill-natured · loathsome · slight · inconsiderable · iniquitous · short · trashy · ugly · miserable · wrong · disgraceful · malicious · niddering · knavish · trifling · illegitimate · laughable · reprehensible · petite · evil-minded · outrageous · baseborn · risible · piddling · low-quality · degraded · weak · reptile · filthy · frivolous · malignant · satanic · pitiful · harmful · reptilian · ill-intentioned · like a fart in a windstorm · pitiful · dark · vulgar · iniquous · ignominious · ignoble · unimportant · unwashed · lame · vulgar · evil · minor · bastardly · petty · abandoned · carrion · pissass · despisable · sleazy · simple · flagitious · negligible · uncommendable · nondescript · deplorable · no-good · shameful · villainous · scurrilous · base · hylical · vile · futile · trivial · lowly · damnable · arrant · inglorious · spurious · uncool · picayunish · picayune · extramarital · for the birds · low-lying · unworthy · heinous · reprehensive · demonic · ticky-tacky · malign · little · vicious · pitiable · unweighty · unholy · idle · roynish · immoral · scummy · reprehensible · base · nefarious · common · niding · despicable · mean · contemptible · paltry · bad · floccinaucinihilipilificatious · sinister · indifferent · plebeian · shabby · inconsequential · diabolical · two-bit · facinorous · lowland · sinful · punk · base · scald · injurious · scabbed · groveling · baleful · shit · devilish · miserable · deridable · execrable · derisible

Translations (86)

ota ذلیل (immoral) · ar فاسق (immoral) · it plebe (vulgar, common) · bo སྤུས་ཞན་པ (of inferior quality) · pt ruim (of inferior quality) · ru ни́зменный (immoral) · bo ཞན་པ (of inferior quality) · ca immoral (immoral) · da uædel (describing metals) · bg долнопробен (of inferior quality) · el ταπεινός (low) · el ευτελής (of inferior quality) · lv zems (low) · el αγενής (describing metals) · pt baixo (immoral) · km ទាប (vulgar, common) · lv zemisks (immoral) · ca vil (low) · lv prasts (vulgar, common) · es bajo (low) · ar منخفض (low) · bg подъл (low) · hy ստոր (low) · fa پَست (immoral) · fi moraaliton (immoral) · es rastrero (immoral) · fr indigne (low) · ar شائع (vulgar, common) · bo དམའ་པོ (low) · lv netikumisks (immoral) · gv neuchostal (describing metals) · ca baix (low) · it basico (describing metals) · ga neamhlómhar (describing metals) · bg долен (vulgar, common) · ca innoble (low) · bo སྤུས་སྡུག་པ (of inferior quality) · km ទាប (low) · bo མ་རབས (vulgar, common) · fi epäjalo (describing metals) · fa هرزَه (immoral) · he ירוד (of inferior quality) · fi lyhyt (low) · ota آلچاق (immoral) · fi matala (low) · ota آلچاق (low) · ca abjecte (low) · lv zemisks (vulgar, common) · fi yleinen (vulgar, common) · fr ignoble (low) · lv zems (immoral) · hy ստոր (immoral) · bo མ་རབས (immoral) · bg низък (immoral) · fi ala-arvoinen (of inferior quality) · bo དམའ་པོ (of inferior quality) · lv netikumīgs (immoral) · sv usel (of inferior quality) · it volgare (vulgar, common) · lv nekrietns (immoral) · el ποταπός (immoral) · ar دنيء (of inferior quality) · it popolano (vulgar, common) · it plebaglia (vulgar, common) · ca indigne (of inferior quality) · bo དམན་པ (of inferior quality) · hy ցածր (low) · it plebeo (vulgar, common) · fr abject (low) · bg долен (immoral) · bg долнокачествен (of inferior quality) · fi säädytön (immoral) · fr bas (low) · fr indigne (of inferior quality) · bo གཙོ་མ (describing metals) · pt baixo (low) · ca vulgar (vulgar, common) · sv oädel (describing metals) · it popolino (vulgar, common) · bg низък (low) · bg неблагороден (describing metals) · ota رذیل (immoral) · ca indigne (low) · ca innoble (of inferior quality) · it volgo (vulgar, common) · fr ignoble (of inferior quality)

base en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /bæɪs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /beɪs/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • bās
  • /beːs/ (Ireland)
  • (California) audio

Etymology

Probably a specific use of Etymology 1, above; perhaps also a development of the plural of bar.

Meanings

  1. (US, historical, uncountable) The game of prisoners' bars.
    • to run the country base 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
    • So ran they all, as they had bene at bace, / They being chased that did others chase. 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

base en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • /bæɪs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /beɪs/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • bās
  • /beːs/ (Ireland)
  • (California) audio

Etymology

Variant forms.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of BASE.
    alt of BASE

Deriveds

base jumping · base jumper