basis
part of speech
noun (a basis, bases — said BAY-seez)
meaning for a pupil
1) The main idea, fact or thing that something is built on or starts from. tree →
2) The way or how often something is done (on a daily basis = every day). tree →
3) A reason for an opinion or decision (no basis for the rumour). tree →
sense in the lessons
Formal and exam language: «on the basis of the results», «on a weekly basis». In science: the basis of a theory is the evidence. Phrases: on a regular basis, form the basis of, first-come first-served basis.
examples
- Bread is the basis of many meals. tree →
- We meet on a weekly basis. tree →
- On the basis of the evidence, the detective chose a suspect. tree →
- There is no basis for that rumour. tree →
- The story was the basis for a famous film. tree →
- Places are given on a first-come, first-served basis. tree →
- Kindness is the basis of a good friendship. tree →
- This appears to be a somewhat insufficient basis for such a conclusion. tree →
note
Plural «bases» is said BAY-seez; the plural of «base» is also «bases» but said BAY-siz. «On a daily basis» just means daily; simpler words are often better. In maths, «on a weekly basis» tells you to count once per week.
In the corpora
- Japan has strict earthquake rules, and many buildings have flexible frames or shock-absorbing bases that let them move without breaking.
- Earthquake-proof buildings use steel frames, flexible joints and even rubber or sliding bases to soak up shaking.
- Humanists use the Golden Rule as a reasoned basis for treating others well, without needing belief in God.
- And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders; and there were borders between the stays;
- and the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «basis» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.