basis
/ˈbeɪsɪs/
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American sound/ˈbeɪsɪs/
basis
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ba - sis -> basis
Myanmar meaning
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basis /'beÇsÇs/ n (pl bases /'beÇsi:z/)
၁။ အခြေခံ အကြောင်းရင်း။ The basis of a good marriage is trust. ❍ There is no basis for such wild accusations. ❍ He has been selected for the team on the basis of (ie because of) his recent form. ❍ Her theories have no basis in reality.
၂။ အခြေခံ။ a basis for rational debate ❍ No basis for negotiations has been agreed upon. ❍ This agenda will form the basis of our next meeting.
၃။ အခြေခံ။ အခြေခံစနစ်။ Payment will be made on a weekly/monthly basis. ❍ Do you have to travel on a regular basis or only occasionally? ❍ I don't intend to live here on a permanent basis. ❍ conduct research on a scientific basis.
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- [on a...basis] : Workers who are employed on a temporary basis
- Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
- He declined to say on what basis bail was refused.
- [on the basis of something] : Don’t make your decision on the basis of cost alone.
- [on the basis that] : Most councillors supported the proposal on the basis that the city needed new jobs.
- [on a daily/monthly/annual etc basis] : Safety equipment was checked on a daily basis.
- It’s a violent city, with murders occurring on a regular basis.
- [basis of] : Bernard’s work forms the basis of all modern physiology.
- [basis for] : The agreement between the parties will provide the basis for future negotiations.
Synonyms
foundation, base, root, source, origin, starting point, beginning, center, heart, core, footing, action, antecedent, assumption, authority, axiom, backbone, background, backing, bed, bedrock, bottom, cause, chief ingredient, crux, data, dictum, essence, essential, evidence, explanation, foot, fundamental, ground, groundwork, hard fact, infrastructure, justification, keynote, keystone, law, nexus, nucleus, physical foundation, postulate, premise, presumption, presupposition, principal element, principle, proof, reason, rest, resting place, rudiment, sanction, seat, security, substratum, substructure, support, theorem, theory, underpinning, warrant
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