base
noun
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests.
basing
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present participleof base.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It is also a crucial provider of basing and overflight rights to the U.S. military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The point of these various studies is not that we should start basing our investment decisions on weather reports or the phases of the moon.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
La Guaira's Governor Jose Alejandro Teran, however, last week said 1,338 people were missing, basing the count on a residential registry.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The about-face on basing also put the biggest strain on Saudi-American military relations in recent years and triggered a spate of tense phone calls between Trump and the Saudi crown prince.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The only real difference was that instead of basing their numbers on 60 as the Babylonians did, the Mayans had a vigesimal, base-20 system that had the remnants of an earlier base-10 system in it.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
