"base upon" meaning in All languages combined

See base upon on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: bases upon [present, singular, third-person], basing upon [participle, present], based upon [participle, past], based upon [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} base upon (third-person singular simple present bases upon, present participle basing upon, simple past and past participle based upon)
  1. (ditransitive, formal) To base on. Tags: ditransitive, formal

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "based upon",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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    }
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        },
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        "To base on."
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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}
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "based upon",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "based upon",
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    }
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        "To base on."
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        "(ditransitive, formal) To base on."
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