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based en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /beɪst/
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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 Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English based From base + -ed.

Meanings

1. Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
   • The company opted for a subscription-based business model.
   • That was a soundly based argument.

Forms

Deriveds

model-based testing · basedness · evidence-based medicine · prototype-based scripting language · competition-based learning · context-based learning · model-based design · name-based type system · instance-based programming · based on · evidence-based · rules-based order · physically based animation · holy mother of based · case-based reasoning · speech-based picking · project-based learning · outbased · timestamp-based concurrency control · design-based learning · inquiry-based learning · list-based programming

Hyponyms

space-based (founded on; having a basis in) · time-based (founded on; having a basis in) · paper-based (founded on; having a basis in) · landbased (founded on; having a basis in) · magnetism-based interaction capture (founded on; having a basis in) · rule-based (founded on; having a basis in) · vegetable-based (founded on; having a basis in) · need-based (founded on; having a basis in) · water-based (founded on; having a basis in) · webbased (founded on; having a basis in) · tick-based (founded on; having a basis in) · oil-based (founded on; having a basis in) · rebased (founded on; having a basis in) · character-based (founded on; having a basis in) · faith-based (founded on; having a basis in) · spacebased (founded on; having a basis in) · merit-based (founded on; having a basis in) · event-based (founded on; having a basis in) · broad-based (founded on; having a basis in) · vibes-based (founded on; having a basis in) · rangebased (founded on; having a basis in) · bio-based (founded on; having a basis in) · sea-based (founded on; having a basis in) · computerbased (founded on; having a basis in) · stack-based (founded on; having a basis in) · rail-based (founded on; having a basis in) · text-based (founded on; having a basis in) · textbased (founded on; having a basis in) · class-based (founded on; having a basis in) · plant-based (founded on; having a basis in) · zero-based (founded on; having a basis in) · silicon-based (founded on; having a basis in) · turn-based (founded on; having a basis in) · reality-based (founded on; having a basis in) · waterbased (founded on; having a basis in) · object-based (founded on; having a basis in) · prototype-based (founded on; having a basis in) · carbon-based (founded on; having a basis in) · e-based (founded on; having a basis in) · tilebased (founded on; having a basis in) · geobased (founded on; having a basis in) · coal-based (founded on; having a basis in) · computer-based (founded on; having a basis in) · biobased (founded on; having a basis in) · role-based (founded on; having a basis in) · chametz-based (founded on; having a basis in)

Translations (22)

es cimentado (founded on) · el -παγής (founded on) · ro bazat (founded on) · nl onderbouwd (founded on) · nl gebaseerd (founded on) · fi -varainen (founded on) · mk основан (founded on) · pt fundamentado (founded on) · tr tabanlı (founded on) · eo bazita (founded on) · sv baserad (founded on) · es fundamentado (founded on) · de fundiert (founded on) · uk базо́ваний (founded on) · da baseret (founded on) · no basert (founded on) · la fundatus (founded on) · el βασιζόμενος (founded on) · tr temelli (founded on) · pt baseado (founded on) · fi -pohjainen (founded on) · de basiert (founded on)

based en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /beɪst/
• (US) 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 Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English based From base + -ed.

Meanings

1. simple past and past participle of base ▸ Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon).
   • It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.
2. simple past and past participle of base ▸ Having a base.
   • The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.
3. simple past and past participle of base ▸ Having a base of operations.
   • The company is based in New York.

based en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /beɪst/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free 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 English (free)base substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English headder. English -head English baseheadclip. English base? Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed ▲ English basedinflu. English based A reference to freebase cocaine, via basehead. Coined by American rapper from California Lil B in 2010 to describe his lifestyle.

Meanings

1. (of a person, slang) Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.
   • You have to work as a human with empathy and love in your heart, staying positive and staying based and staying normal. 2012 April 12, Duncan Cooper, “Based Scripture: The Full Transcript of Lil B’s Lecture at NYU”, in The Fader:
   • Based means being yourself. Not being scared of what people think about you. Not being afraid to do what you wanna do. Being positive. […] Based is positive. 2010 June 10, Lil B, Complex.com:
2. (Internet, humorous, sometimes) Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if simultaneously unpopular or controversial.
   • OP is based as hell
   • I officially approve of North Korea. This is... this is incredibly based. 2024 June 7, Eric Parker, Connecting North Korea's Windows XP Clone to the Internet:
   • I hate l'Académie Française, but their spelling reforms are kind of based. 2023 August 9, human1011, Hot Takes on Languages! #linguistics:
3. (Internet, humorous, sometimes) Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if simultaneously unpopular or controversial. ▸ Admirable for rejecting political correctness or socially progressive values.
   • My last account got banned for being too based.
   • Then, in the same month, noted feminist Christina Hoff Sommers was branded “white supremacy-adjacent” by feminist Roxane Gay. Her reasoning? That our beloved “Based Mom” once appeared at an event with Milo Yiannopoulos and didn't disavow him enough. 2020, David Rubin, Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason, unnumbered page:
   • based and redpilled
   • His [Brenton Tarrant's] meme-themed shooting greatly represents the spirit of the aussie people, in the sense of shitposting until their last moment, based and redpilled he is. 2019, anonymous, quoted in Cathrine Thorleifsson, "From cyberfascism to terrorism: On 4chan/pol/ culture and the transnational production of memetic violence", Nations and Nationalism, Volume 28, Issue 1, page 293
   • Those who are against Trump are not based at all. On February 16th, The Donald users comment on a “based” post in r/DankMemes which uses a classic Squidward sleeping meme to criticize those who are upset by Chris Pratt going to “church” (one which was purportedly anti-LGBT) but “ok” with sex predators in Hollywood: […] 2019, Kira Stalker, "The Fracturing of the Alt Right: Conflicting Online Discourses Of White Nationalist Communities", thesis submitted to George Mason University, page 139

Forms

Antonyms

debased · cringe · unbased · debased · cringe · unbased · base · base

Deriveds

holy based

Synonyms

unwoke · maverick

Translations (46)

tr bazlı ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · ru ба́за (not caring what others think about oneself) · sh bazirano (not caring what others think about oneself) · sh zasnovano (not caring what others think about oneself) · fi peisetti (not caring what others think about oneself) · ca basat (not caring what others think about oneself) · mk базиран (not caring what others think about oneself) · es basado ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · it basato (not caring what others think about oneself) · fr basé ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · mk затемелен (not caring what others think about oneself) · pl baza (not caring what others think about oneself) · ms berdasar ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · es basado (not caring what others think about oneself) · gl baseado (not caring what others think about oneself) · eo bazita ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · nl gebaseerd (not caring what others think about oneself) · he מבוסס ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · uk ба́за ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · uk ба́за (not caring what others think about oneself) · pt baseado ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · fr basé (not caring what others think about oneself) · pt based ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · sv baserad ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · sv grundad ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · tr bazlı (not caring what others think about oneself) · it basato ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · ro bazat ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · bg бейсд (not caring what others think about oneself) · bg бейсд ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · cmn 敢说 ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · bg базиран (not caring what others think about oneself) · sh utemeljeno (not caring what others think about oneself) · grc ἀρετή ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · sv baserad (not caring what others think about oneself) · de basiert ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · bg базиран ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · bg основан (not caring what others think about oneself) · cy bêsd (not caring what others think about oneself) · mk заснован (not caring what others think about oneself) · cmn 三观很正 ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · pt baseado (not caring what others think about oneself) · pl RiGCz ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · cmn 三观正确 ((Internet slang) admirable, praiseworthy) · eo bazita (not caring what others think about oneself) · hu bázisolt (not caring what others think about oneself)

based en · INTJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /beɪst/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free 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 English (free)base substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English headder. English -head English baseheadclip. English base? Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed ▲ English basedinflu. English based A reference to freebase cocaine, via basehead. Coined by American rapper from California Lil B in 2010 to describe his lifestyle.

Meanings

1. (Internet, humorous, sometimes) Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one.
   • —There is no ethics in communism. —Based.

Synonyms

word · damn straight · right on

Translations (6)

sv baserat (Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion) · es basado (Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion) · uk ба́за (Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion) · he מבוסס (Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion) · eo bazita (Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion) · fr basé (Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion)