base on

English

Verb

base on (third-person singular simple present bases on, present participle basing on, simple past and past participle based on)

1. (ditransitive) To ground (an opinion, a conclusion, etc) on.
2. (ditransitive) To derive (a work) from.

Synonyms

• base upon (formal)
• base off of (informal)
• bottom on
• judging by

Translations

See be based on for languages which do not simply translate it literally as a passive construction preceded by the verb "to be".

to ground (an opinion etc.)

• German: auf etwas stützen
• Spanish: basar en
• Vietnamese: dựa trên (vi), dựa vào, căn cứ vào

to derive (a work) from

• Finnish: perustua (fi)
• French: adapter en
• Italian: adattare da
• Portuguese: basear (pt)
• Spanish: basar en
• Swedish: basera på
• Vietnamese: dựa vào, phỏng theo

Anagrams

• Beason, beanos, on base