bases

¹ American

[bay-seez] / ˈbeɪ siz /

noun

plural of basis.

bases ² American

[bay-siz] / ˈbeɪ sɪz /

noun

plural of base.

bases ¹ British

/ ˈbeɪsiːz /

noun

the plural of basis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bases ² British

/ ˈbeɪsɪz /

noun

the plural of base 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sweetgreen is clarifying pricing so diners can get a protein, two bases and four toppings for around $13.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

After World War II, the U.S. increasingly relied on military alliances, overseas bases, trade and international institutions to project power.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Then Teoscar Hernández and Andy Pages hit opposite-field singles to move Ohtani around the bases and give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

That 1960 pact is often accused of rendering US military bases virtually extraterritorial and immune to Japan's domestic laws.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Newsflashes declared that Martians had defeated the military and taken over its bases.

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