base

base
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noun
1 lowest part
ADJECTIVE
firm, solid, strong
circular, flat, rounded, square
concrete, granite, steel, etc.
VERB + BASE
have

The statue has a solid concrete base.

2 original idea/situation
ADJECTIVE
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 as
PREPOSITION
base for

He used the notes as a base for his lecture.

3 of support/income/power
ADJECTIVE
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, user
VERB + BASE
create, form, have, provide
broaden, develop, expand, improve, increase

The company is trying to expand its customer base.

maintain
BASE + VERB
grow
shrink
4 main place
ADJECTIVE
excellent, ideal, perfect
VERB + 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
camp
PREPOSITION
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, naval
VERB + BASE
have
build, establish

The Americans established a naval base on the island in the 1960s.

attack
destroy
defend
occupy
PREPOSITION
at a/the base

equipment kept at the base

on a/the base

people living on the air force base

to (the) base

The planes have all returned to base.

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verb
PHRASAL VERB
base sth on/upon sth
ADVERB
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
Base is used with these nouns as the object: ↑expectation, ↑identity, ↑ideology, ↑valuation, ↑view
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adj.
Base is used with these nouns: ↑camp, ↑coat, ↑instinct, ↑metal, ↑motive, ↑pay, ↑perimeter, ↑price, ↑rate, ↑runner, ↑salary

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