base
Definition
- n. installation from which a military force initiates operations
- n. a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- n. the bottom or lowest part
- n. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
Word forms
- Past participle
- based
- Past tense
- based
- Present participle
- basing
- Third person singular
- bases
- Comparative
- baser
- Superlative
- basest
Example sentences
n.
The base of the statue was made of solid marble.
vt.
We will base our decision on the latest research findings.
a.
His base actions shocked everyone in the community.
[计]
The system uses a specific base to calculate the results.