basis

🇺🇸 /ˈbeɪsɪs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbeɪsɪs/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B1

how something is done or how often it happens

Our meetings happen on a weekly basis.

B2

the reason for doing something

What is the basis for your choice?

B2

the main support or starting point for something

The story has no basis in reality.

translation

n. how something is done or how often it happens; the reason for doing something; the main support or starting point for something

Word Forms

Plural bases