Basis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a relation that provides the foundation for something

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹɹuːkˈɛɹɪəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːtʃˈadʒɪtˌeɪtəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːtʃˈadʒɪtˌeɪtəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹɹuːkˈɛɹɪəs/.

Examples

they were on a friendly footing
he worked on an interim basis
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

base groundwork footing foundation cornerstone ground fundament

Parts of Speech

noun	a relation that provides the foundation for something “they were on a friendly footing”
noun	the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained “the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture”
noun	the most important or necessary part of something “the basis of this drink is orange juice”

Word Forms

basal	adjective	of primary importance
base	verb	use as a basis for; found on
found	verb	use as a basis for; found on

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

base

une relation qui constitue le fondement de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

base

una relación que proporciona la base para algo

🇮🇹Italian

base

una relazione che fornisce il fondamento per qualcosa

🇵🇹Portuguese

base

uma relação que fornece a base para algo

🇷🇺Russian

основа

отношение, которое обеспечивает основу для чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आधार

एक रिश्ता जो किसी चीज़ के लिए आधार प्रदान करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিত্তি

একটি সম্পর্ক যা কিছুর ভিত্তি প্রদান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிப்படையில்

ஏதாவது ஒரு அடித்தளத்தை வழங்கும் உறவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధారంగా

దేనికైనా పునాదిని అందించే సంబంధం

🇮🇳Marathi

आधार

एक नाते जे एखाद्या गोष्टीचा पाया प्रदान करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

આધાર

એક સંબંધ જે કંઈક માટે પાયો પૂરો પાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಧಾರದ

ಯಾವುದಕ್ಕೂ ಅಡಿಪಾಯವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ ಸಂಬಂಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിസ്ഥാനം

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും അടിസ്ഥാനം നൽകുന്ന ഒരു ബന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਧਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਰਿਸ਼ਤਾ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਬੁਨਿਆਦ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنیاد

ایک رشتہ جو کسی چیز کی بنیاد فراہم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

基础

为某事提供基础的关系

🇯🇵Japanese

基礎

何かの基礎を提供する関係

🇰🇷Korean

기초

어떤 것의 기초를 제공하는 관계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cơ sở

một mối quan hệ cung cấp nền tảng cho một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

พื้นฐาน

ความสัมพันธ์ที่ให้รากฐานสำหรับบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dasar

suatu hubungan yang memberikan landasan bagi sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

batayan

isang relasyon na nagbibigay ng pundasyon para sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

asas

hubungan yang menyediakan asas untuk sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أساس

العلاقة التي توفر الأساس لشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

اساس

رابطه ای که پایه و اساس چیزی را فراهم می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

temel

bir şeyin temelini oluşturan bir ilişki

🇮🇱Hebrew

בָּסִיס

יחס שמספק את הבסיס למשהו

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