base
noun
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests.
had based
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past perfectof base.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Those killed included 11 women, two men and four children, the NGO said, adding it had based its findings on statements from witnesses, NGOs and journalists.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
He said Ryanair had started recalling engineers it had based at Boeing’s factories to oversee the plane maker’s work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
Months later, when the FBI tracked down a copy of the paperwork used to justify the search, investigators discovered that Deputy 1 had based it on information from an unnamed confidential informant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
Actor Fulton Mackay said he had based his portrayal of the character on an Army physical training instructor he had encountered during World War Two.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
It’s rather interesting; I had based our estimated taxes on a historical rate of return of approximately 10% annual yield.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
