basar

/baˈsaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
baso
preterite (yo)
basé
past participle
basado

Meaning

  1. to base

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

fundamentar

basar and fundamentar are close synonyms for "to base"; fundamentar leans more toward providing solid justification or grounding, like fundamenting an argument.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

basear

basear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to base."

Portuguese

embasar

embasar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to base."

Practice

1 What does basar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches basar?

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