Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be based on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables
be based on
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

(This entry is a translation hub.) To be grounded on or derived from.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

is based on (present, singular) being based on (participle, present) was based on (past) been based on (participle, past)

Questions

What does be based on mean?
(This entry is a translation hub.) To be grounded on or derived from.

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