Definitions for Based
Based

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. based(adj)

   having a base

   "firmly based ice"

2. based(adj)

   having a base of operations (often used as a combining form)

   "a locally based business"; "an Atlanta-based company"; "carrier-based planes"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. based(Verb)

   Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon).

   It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.

2. based(Verb)

   Having a base

   The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.

3. based(Verb)

   Having a base of operations.

   The company is based in New York.

4. based(Adjective)

   founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms

   That was a soundly based argument.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Based

   of Base

2. Based(adj)

   having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based

3. Based(noun)

   wearing, or protected by, bases

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Based' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #480

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Based' in Written Corpus Frequency: #968

Anagrams for Based »

1. beads

How to pronounce Based?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Based in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Based in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Based in a Sentence

1. Emeasoba George:

   Winners are not extraordinary persons. Rather, they are people who do allow themselves to be guided by principle. Now that is to say, Losers are those who refuse to be driven by principle. And anyone who is not driven by principle is being driven by sentiment. Oh! yes, there is no two ways about that. Therefore, you've got to be principled rather than sentimental. For, even decisions taken based on sentiment is never impactful. In other words, any impactful and successful decision is a product of principle. Moreover, that implies clearly it truly pays to be principled rather than to be sentimental. So come on, be principled and never sentimental. -Emeasoba George

2. Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk:

   In accordance with the decision by the cabinet, which will come into effect in 30 days ... supplying goods, work, services to Crimea is banned, as far as electricity is concerned, these supplies can be provided exclusively based on a decision by the Security and Defence Council.

3. Timothy Gibson:

   Previously, the oldest widely accepted fossilized green algae was about 800 million years old, this work confirms what many have expected based on the existing, though sparse fossil record, which is that green algae likely existed about a billion years ago.

4. Point Carbon:

   Flow-based market coupling will release extra transmission capacity which has not been available to the market so far, making better use of infrastructure, more use of cross-border capacity means more price convergence.

5. Sam Adkins:

   The language-learning market is declining in terms of revenue due primarily to the adoption of less expensive, technology-based products.

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