based
/beɪst/ verb C2- Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon). · It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.
- Having a base. · The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.
- Having a base of operations. · The company is based in New York.
Verb forms
- Base form
- based
- He/she/it
- baseds
- Past
- baseded
- Past participle
- baseded
- -ing form
- baseding
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“Do you know, my dear Villefort,” cried the Comte de Salvieux, “that is exactly what I myself said the other day at the Tuileries, when questioned by his majesty’s principal chamberlain touching the singularity of an alliance between the son of a Girondin and the daughter of an officer of the Duc de Condé; and I assure you he seemed fully to comprehend that this mode of reconciling political differences was based upon sound and excellent principles.
Whether the American public will eventually demand a structural transition to a more equitable, wage-based model remains an entirely open question.
Contemporary workplace design is increasingly embracing a more nuanced approach known as activity-based working.
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