"base on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bases on [present, singular, third-person], basing on [participle, present], based on [participle, past], based on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} base on (third-person singular simple present bases on, present participle basing on, simple past and past participle based on)
  1. (ditransitive) To ground (an opinion, a conclusion, etc) on. Tags: ditransitive Synonyms: base upon [formal], base off of [informal], bottom on, judging by Translations (to ground (an opinion etc.)): auf etwas stützen (German), basar en (Spanish), dựa trên (Vietnamese), dựa vào (Vietnamese), căn cứ vào (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-base_on-en-verb-eTlKsJgM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 74 26 Disambiguation of 'to ground (an opinion etc.)': 97 3
  2. (ditransitive) To derive (a work) from. Tags: ditransitive Translations (to derive (a work) from): perustua (Finnish), adapter en (French), adattare da (Italian), basear (Portuguese), basar en (Spanish), basera på (Swedish), dựa vào (Vietnamese), phỏng theo (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-base_on-en-verb-crd4Joqu Disambiguation of 'to derive (a work) from': 3 97

Inflected forms

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        "(ditransitive) To ground (an opinion, a conclusion, etc) on."
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "word": "auf etwas stützen"
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          "word": "adattare da"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to derive (a work) from",
          "word": "basear"
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          "sense": "to derive (a work) from",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to ground (an opinion etc.)",
      "word": "auf etwas stützen"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to ground (an opinion etc.)",
      "word": "basar en"
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      "sense": "to ground (an opinion etc.)",
      "word": "dựa trên"
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      "sense": "to ground (an opinion etc.)",
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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to ground (an opinion etc.)",
      "word": "căn cứ vào"
    },
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      "sense": "to derive (a work) from",
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      "sense": "to derive (a work) from",
      "word": "adapter en"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to derive (a work) from",
      "word": "adattare da"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to derive (a work) from",
      "word": "basear"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to derive (a work) from",
      "word": "basar en"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to derive (a work) from",
      "word": "basera på"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to derive (a work) from",
      "word": "dựa vào"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to derive (a work) from",
      "word": "phỏng theo"
    }
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