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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.

ChatGPT

  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. Gabriel Sterling:

    We have to be aware that Marjorie Taylor Greene has a very wide following in this country, i mean, she's raised millions of dollars based on things that she said and sometimes... being attacked by the quote/unquote' elites' only drives her up in terms of the esteem she's viewed by many, many people.

  2. Jeb Bush:

    If a gay couple comes in and says I want to buy flowers, you should be obligated to sell them flowers. Doing otherwise would be discrimination, but if that couple asked you to participate in the wedding, and you said based on my conscious, 'I shouldn't' or 'I won't,' you should not be fined.

  3. Shairi Turner:

    Under the age of 20 or 22, our brains are still developing, and we’re still formulating our understanding of the world, children and young adults start to create narratives around their own safety, the safety of their schools and homes and communities based on what they are witnessing. Tragedies can tend to make them think that the world is an unsafe place.

  4. Brad Segal:

    I don't, though, think we are going to see a wave of these cases, this isn't something that families, even if they have coronavirus really need to worry about, based on what we know so far.

  5. Saadia Maalim Mohamed:

    The school calendar is based around rainfall patterns, learning takes place during the rainy season when labor demand on the children is low and movement of communities is minimal.

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