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 3 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: based adjective 1: being derived from (usually followed by 'on' or 'upon'); "a film based on a best-selling novel" 2: having a base; "firmly based ice" 3: having a basis; often used as combining terms; "a soundly based argument"; "well-founded suspicions" [syn: {founded}] 4: having a base of operations; "a company based in Atlanta" [syn: {based(p)}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Based} (b[=a]sd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Basing}.] [From {Base}, noun] To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon. --Bacon. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Based \Based\ (b[=a]sd), p. p. & a. 1. Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based. 2. [See {Base}, noun, 18-21.] Wearing, or protected by, bases. [Obs.] ''Based in lawny velvet.'' --E. Hall. |
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