English Explanatory Dictionary

based

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

verb

simple past and past participle of base
Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon).
Having a base.
Having a base of operations.

adj

Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.
Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if simultaneously unpopular or controversial.
Admirable for rejecting political correctness or socially progressive values.

intj

Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one.

Pronunciation

/beɪst/ en-us-based.ogg

Word forms

based more based most based

Etymology

From base + -ed.

Synonyms

Antonyms

cringe unbased debased base

Derived words

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

Translations

Bulgarian: базиран Bulgarian: бейсд Chinese Mandarin: 三观很正 Chinese Mandarin: 三观正确 Chinese Mandarin: 敢说 French: basé German: basiert Ancient Greek: ἀρετή Hebrew: מבוסס Italian: basato Malay: berdasar Polish: RiGCz Portuguese: baseado Portuguese: based Romanian: bazat Spanish: basado Swedish: baserad Swedish: grundad Turkish: bazlı

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