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based

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. basedadjective

    having a base

    "firmly based ice"

  2. basedadjective

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

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

Wiktionary

  1. basedverb

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

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

  2. basedverb

    Having a base

    The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.

  3. basedverb

    Having a base of operations.

    The company is based in New York.

  4. basedadjective

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

    That was a soundly based argument.

Wikipedia

  1. based

    Brandon Christopher McCartney (born August 17, 1989), professionally known as Lil B and as his alter ego The BasedGod, is an American rapper. Lil B has recorded both solo and with Bay Area group The Pack. His solo work spans several genres, including hip hop, new age, indie rock and choral music. He describes his work as "based", a term which denotes a lifestyle of positivity and tolerance; and is noted for his extensive use of social media to build an online cult following.

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  1. based

    Based refers to having something as the foundation, main ingredient, support or a starting point. It pertains to a thing that underlies or is used as a starting point for something else. It can also suggest that something is heavily influenced by a particular element or subject.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Based

    of Base

  2. Basedadjective

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

  3. Basednoun

    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

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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. Richard Clarke:

    There are always going to be politicians who take positions that are not fact-based but are based more on emotion and political positioning, there are always going to be politicians who are going to position themselves as more opposed to terrorism than anybody else. But their positions are not analytically derived or fact-based.

  2. American Airlines spokesman Casey Norton:

    Not in light of today, but because of prevalent attacks in the industry, The China-based hackers have redoubled The China-based hackers efforts and brought in more cyber security experts to investigate and defend The China-based hackers systems.

  3. H.W. Mann:

    No matter what it is called. No matter how it is imagined. Fancy labels and fantasy are based in thought. Thought is based in human consciousness. Human consciousness is not spiritual consciousness. Fantasy is not reality. We cannot wake up to who and what we truly are while remaining in the dream. There is a simple approach based in reality that works well. Awareness

  4. David Seres:

    Evidence-based practice requires no evidence when what it refers to is practice based on guidelines in which the quality of the evidence is based, and in which level E is solely expert opinion.

  5. Chase Leblanc:

    We evaluate ourselves based upon what we like to think… Others evaluate us based upon coming over/around or through…

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