basesomethingonsomething
phrasal verbwithbaseverb[Tusually+ adv/prep]uk/beɪs/us/beɪs/
B1
If youbasesomething onfactsorideas, you use thosefactsorideastodevelopit:
Thefilmisbasedon ashortstoryby Thomas Mann.
- Herlatestprojectis afilmbasedon thelifeof a 19th-centurymusichallstar.
- Thefilmisbasedon a real-lifestory.
- Themovieisbasedon thetruestoryof a Londongangster.
- Thedancewasbasedon severalHindulegends.
- Herbooksare oftenbasedonfolkloreand fairy-tales.
Being based on or depending on something
- as the case might bephrase
- bases
- basis
- boil down tosomething
- build aroundsomething
- egg
- found
- foundational
- hinge
- hinge on/uponsomething
- in the wake ofsomethingidiom
- result fromsomething
- ride
- ride onsomething/someone
- rooted
- spring fromsomething
- strength
- the stuff ofsomethingidiom
- understanding
- wake