base
/beɪs/ noun [C]Translation
BOTTOM › the bottom part of something, or the part something rests on
temel, taban, kaide
It's quite easy to fasten the monitor onto the base. I felt a sharp pain at the base of my thumb.1734MAIN PART › the most important part of something, from which other things can develop
esas, temel, asıl
a solid economic base17671871PLACE › the main place where a person lives or works, or from where they do things
çalışma ve yaşama alanı, yeri
Keswick is an excellent base for exploring the Lake District.1683ARMY › a place where people in the army or navy live and work
üs, askeri üs
an American Air Force base723711ORGANIZATION › the place where the main work of an organization is done
ana karargâh, ana merkez
The company's European base is in Frankfurt.1445SUBSTANCE › the main substance in a mixture
karışımın ana hammadesi
paints with an oil base1767BASEBALL › one of the four places in baseball that a player must run to in order to win a point
beyzbolda bir oyuncunun mutlaka ulaşması gereken noktalardan biri
47CHEMISTRY › a chemical substance with a pH (= measure of how acid something is)of more than 71278
MATHS › a number that is used as the most important unit in a system of counting: The binary system of counting uses base 2.1379
be off base US informal › to be wrong
hatalı, yanlış olmak, kusurlu olmak
In 1893, many of the forecasts about 1993 were way off base.1901touch/cover all the bases mainly US › to deal with every part of a situation or activity
her tür detayla ilgilenmek, bütün yönlerini ele almak
We need to make sure that we are covering all the bases in our campaign.2140(Definition of base noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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