BASE | English meaning - Cambridge Essential American

Meaning of base in Essential American English Dictionary

base

noun
us
/beɪs/
the main place where a person lives or works, or from where he or she does things:
The hotel is an excellent base for exploring the city.
a place where people in the armed forces live and work:
an American Air Force base

base

verb
us
/beɪs/
 
present participle basing | past tense and past participle based
be based at/in
If you are based at or in somewhere, that is where you live or work:
The company is based in Geneva.

(Definition of base from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of base

in Chinese (Traditional)
底部, 基底,底座, 底層,底部…
in Chinese (Simplified)
底部, 基底,底座, 底层,底子…
in Spanish
base, pie, (en el béisbol)…
in Portuguese
base, fundamento, base militar…
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आधार, तळ, मूळ स्थान…
底, 土台, ふもと…
temel, taban, kaide…
base [feminine], siège [masculine], fondement [masculine]…
base, peu…
voet, basis, baseren…
ஒரு பொருளை தாங்கக்கூடிய கீழ் பகுதி, அல்லது ஏதோ ஒன்றின் மிகக் கீழ் பகுதி, ஒரு நபர் வசிக்கும் மற்றும் பணிபுரியும் முக்கிய இடம் அல்லது ஒரு நிறுவனம் வணிகம் செய்யும் இடம்…
(किसी चीज़ का) आधार, पेंदा, तल…
(કંઈકનું) પાયો, તલ, બેસ…
fundament, fod, basis…
bas, grundval, sockel…
tapak, asas, pengkalan…
die Basis, das Unterteil, die Grundlage…
fot [masculine], sokkel [masculine], fundament [neuter]…
بنیاد, اساس, پیندا…
основа, опора, база…
основание, основа, опорный пункт…
ఒక వస్తువు అడుగుభాగం, అది దానిమీద నిలబడుతుంది. లేదా దేనిదైనా అడుగుభాగం, మనిషి నివసించి పనిచేస్తూ ఉండే ముఖ్యమైన ప్రాంతం…
قاعِدة, قاعِدة عَسكريّة, مُنطَلَق…
ভিত্তি, তল, গোড়া…
podklad, spodek, kořen…
landasan, ramuan utama, pangkalan…
พื้นฐาน, ส่วนประกอบหลัก, สำนักงานใหญ่…
đáy, chân đế, thành phần chủ yếu…
podstawa, baza, siedziba…
맨 아랫 부분, 군사 기지, 근거지…
base, basare su, basso…
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