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Meanings of base in English

Catalan
base
Wikidata

In baseball, piece of equipment that runners must contact to advance or score.

        base
        Russian
        основание
        Portuguese
        base
        Spanish
        base
        Catalan
        base
        Wikidata

        Substance that can react with an acid, accepting hydrogen ions (protons) or more generally, donating a pair of valence electrons.

            основание
            Synonyms
            Examples for "sack"
            Examples for "sack"
            1
            The Health Minister is poised to sack the Waikato District Health Board.
            Radio NZ
            2
            Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said under normal conditions she would sack him.
            Radio NZ
            3
            There were hundreds of slips of paper in each sack, thousands altogether.
            The smoke room: a novel of suspense
            4
            The German was carrying a sack of food she must have given.
            Transgression: a novel of love and war
            5
            Owners of Nascar teams, however, have threatened to sack employees who protest.
            BBC
            Portuguese
            alicerce
            Catalan
            fonament
            Spanish
            fundamento

            The lowest support of a structure.

                alicerce
                Portuguese
                radical
                Catalan
                tema
                Spanish
                tema

                (Linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed.

                      radical
                      Usage of base in English
                      1
                      Let's look at one particular area: where companies and organisations base themselves.
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      The timing felt right: This year also marks the base's 75th anniversary.
                      Wired
                      3
                      He said the party needs to attract a new base of support.
                      Radio NZ
                      4
                      They are corrupt; they are base; they are cowardly; they are cruel.
                      Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 / From Lincoln to Garfield, w...
                      5
                      Degradation of the land base is another critical problem requiring technical assistance.
                      The Guardian
                      6
                      Families gather at the ship's home base, anxiously hoping for good news.
                      The Irish Times
                      7
                      Health insurers often base their reimbursement policies on Medicare, according to experts.
                      Reuters
                      8
                      A B is the principal meridian; C D is the base line.
                      Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Refer...
                      9
                      In addition, his power base is in a state of increasing disarray.
                      The South African
                      10
                      The company said the latest deal will help broaden its customer base.
                      Reuters
                      11
                      Reports circulated last week that the air base had come under attack.
                      Reuters
                      12
                      The NBH ended its cycle of base rate cuts a year ago.
                      Reuters
                      13
                      How good is the social care sector at building an evidence base?
                      The Guardian
                      14
                      Observe the consonant changes of the base or stem in the nominative:
                      Latin for Beginners
                      15
                      And to build a strong economic base across the whole of Europe.
                      The Guardian
                      16
                      Do we know how far he is from Doctor Delirium's new base?
                      From hell with love