{ "term": "base", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "image": "data/images/be/beds.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the lowest part of something, especially the part or surface on which it rests or stands", "sensetop": "at the base of something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The lamp has a heavy base." }, { "text": "the base of a column/glass" }, { "text": "He felt a sharp pain at the base of his spine.", "contextForm": "at the base of something" }, { "text": "The statue has a solid concrete base." }, { "text": "Four bronze lions stand at the base of the column." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["firm", "solid", "strong"], "verb + base": ["have"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the main place where you live or stay or where a business operates from", "sensetop": "base for doing somethingbase for somethingas a base", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I spend a lot of time in Britain but Paris is still my base." }, { "text": "The town is an ideal base for touring the area.", "contextForm": "base for doing something" }, { "text": "The organization is looking for a permanent base for its operations.", "contextForm": "base for something" }, { "text": "You can **use** our apartment **as a base** in New York.", "contextForm": "as a base" }, { "text": "The company has its base in New York, and branch offices all over the world." }, { "text": "The company has set up its new base in the north." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["excellent", "ideal", "perfect"], "verb + base": ["have", "establish", "set up"], "base + noun": ["camp"], "preposition": ["base for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a place where an army, a navy, etc. operates from", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **military/naval base**" }, { "text": "an **air base**" }, { "text": "After the attack, they returned to base." }, { "text": "The UN forces headed back to base." }, { "text": "Demonstrators demanded the removal of foreign bases." }, { "text": "The Americans established a naval base on the island in the 1960s." } ], "topics": ["War and conflict"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["foreign", "air", "air-force"], "verb + base": ["have", "build", "establish"], "preposition": ["at a/​the base", "on a/​the base", "to (the) base"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the people, activity, etc. from which somebody/something gets most of their support, income, power, etc.", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "These policies have a broad **base of support**." }, { "text": "We once had an economy with a solid manufacturing base." }, { "text": "By broadening the **tax base** *(= increasing the number of people who pay taxes)* he could raise more revenue." }, { "text": "We have developed a strong **client base**." }, { "text": "This course is an opportunity to expand my **knowledge base**" }, { "text": "The country has a sound commercial base." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["solid", "sound", "broad"], "verb + base": ["create", "form", "have"], "base + verb": ["grow", "shrink"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the pay that you get before anything extra is added", "sensetop": "base pay/salary/wage", "labels": "(especially North American English)British English usually", "examples": [ { "text": "All we got was base pay—we didn't reach profitability levels to award a bonus." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "an idea, a fact, a situation, etc. from which something is developed", "examples": [ { "text": "She used her family's history as a base for her novel." }, { "text": "His arguments have a sound economic base." }, { "text": "These policies give us a solid base for winning the next election." } ], "synonyms": "basis", "collocations": { "adjective": ["firm", "secure", "solid"], "verb + base": ["form", "have", "establish"], "preposition": ["base for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "the first or main part of a substance to which other things are added", "examples": [ { "text": "a drink with a rum base" }, { "text": "Put some moisturizer on as a base before applying your make-up." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a chemical substance, for example an alkali, that can combine with an acid to form a salt", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "a number on which a system of counting and expressing numbers is built up, for example 10 in the decimal system and 2 in the binary system", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "one of the four positions that a player must reach in order to score points", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [], "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to consider and deal with all the things that could happen or could be needed when you are arranging something", "examples": [ { "text": "I am confident this contract covers all the bases." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to fail to make a successful start in a project, relationship, etc.; to fail to get through the first stage", "labels": "(informal, especially North American English)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "completely wrong about something", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "If that's what you think, you're way off base." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make contact with somebody again", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/beɪs/", "audio": "ba/base/base__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/beɪs/", "audio": "ba/base/base__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "noun Middle English: from Old French, from Latin basis ‘base, pedestal’, from Greek." }