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base(noun)/beɪs/ /beɪs/- the lowest part of something, especially the part or surface on which it rests or stands
- The lamp has a heavy base.
- the base of a column/glass
- He felt a sharp pain at the base of his spine.
Extra Examples- The statue has a solid concrete base.
- Four bronze lions stand at the base of the column.
- the main place where you live or stay or where a business operates from
- I spend a lot of time in Britain but Paris is still my base.
- The town is an ideal base for touring the area.
- The organization is looking for a permanent base for its operations.
- You can use our apartment as a base in New York.
- The company has its base in New York, and branch offices all over the world.
- The company has set up its new base in the north.
- a place where an army, a navy, etc. operates from
- a military/naval base
- an air base
- After the attack, they returned to base.
- The UN forces headed back to base.
Extra Examples- Demonstrators demanded the removal of foreign bases.
- The Americans established a naval base on the island in the 1960s.
- the people, activity, etc. from which somebody/something gets most of their support, income, power, etc.
SEE ALSO customer base
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/customer-base - These policies have a broad base of support.
- We once had an economy with a solid manufacturing base.
- By broadening the tax base (= increasing the number of people who pay taxes) he could raise more revenue.
- We have developed a strong client base.
- This course is an opportunity to expand my knowledge base
- The country has a sound commercial base.
- the pay that you get before anything extra is added
- All we got was base pay—we didn't reach profitability levels to award a bonus.
- an idea, a fact, a situation, etc. from which something is developed
SYNONYM basis
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/basis - She used her family's history as a base for her novel.
- His arguments have a sound economic base.
- These policies give us a solid base for winning the next election.
- the first or main part of a substance to which other things are added
- a drink with a rum base
- Put some moisturizer on as a base before applying your make-up.
- a chemical substance, for example an alkali, that can combine with an acid to form a salt
- a number on which a system of counting and expressing numbers is built up, for example 10 in the decimal system and 2 in the binary system
- one of the four positions that a player must reach in order to score points
SEE ALSO first base
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/first-base
- to consider and deal with all the things that could happen or could be needed when you are arranging something
- I am confident this contract covers all the bases.
- to fail to make a successful start in a project, relationship, etc.; to fail to get through the first stage
- completely wrong about something
- If that's what you think, you're way off base.
- to make contact with somebody again
Word Origin- noun Middle English: from Old French, from Latin basis ‘base, pedestal’, from Greek.
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