- base
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 lowest partADJECTIVE▪ firm, solid, strong▪ circular, flat, rounded, square▪ concrete, granite, steel, etc.VERB + BASE▪ have▪
The statue has a solid concrete base.
2 original idea/situationADJECTIVE▪ firm, secure, solid, sound, strong▪ economic, evidence, ideological, scientific▪His arguments have a sound economic base.
VERB + BASE▪ form, have▪ establish, give sb, provide (sb with)▪These policies give us a solid base for winning the next election.
▪ use sth asPREPOSITION▪ base for▪He used the notes as a base for his lecture.
3 of support/income/powerADJECTIVE▪ solid, sound▪ broad, narrow▪These policies have a broad base of support.
▪ power▪a politician with a rural power base
▪ democratic▪ asset, commercial, economic, financial, industrial, manufacturing, political, resource, revenue, tax▪The country has a sound commercial base.
▪ client, customer, subscriber, userVERB + BASE▪ create, form, have, provide▪ broaden, develop, expand, improve, increase▪The company is trying to expand its customer base.
▪ maintainBASE + VERB▪ grow▪ shrink4 main placeADJECTIVE▪ excellent, ideal, perfectVERB + BASE▪ have▪The company has its base in New York.
▪ establish, set up▪The company has set up its new base in the north.
BASE + NOUN▪ campPREPOSITION▪ base for▪an ideal base for mountain expeditions
5 for army, navy, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ foreign▪Demonstrators demanded the removal of foreign bases.
▪ air, air-force, military, missile, navalVERB + BASE▪ have▪ build, establish▪The Americans established a naval base on the island in the 1960s.
▪ attack▪ destroy▪ defend▪ occupyPREPOSITION▪ at a/the base▪equipment kept at the base
▪ on a/the base▪people living on the air force base
▪ to (the) base▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The planes have all returned to base.
verbPHRASAL VERBbase sth on/upon sthADVERB▪ closely, firmly▪ broadly, loosely, partly▪The novels are all loosely based on the author's life.
▪ entirely, largely, mainly, mostly, primarily▪Their research was based largely on anecdotal evidence.
▪ exclusively, purely, solely{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}}adj.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
