basen
English
Verb
basen (third-person singular simple present basens, present participle basening, simple past and past participle basened)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become base (inferior or unworthy); to lower
- 1897, Sir William Robertson Nicoll, James Macdonell, Journalist, page 186:
- If I had time I should write a long essay to show how much the political, and the ethical, and the theological teaching of the early Friends has basened that of modern England.
- 1956, Carlin T. Kindilien, American poetry in the eighteen nineties:
- The Nation, self-immersed, sinks in the mires;
It basens to a horde of the unjust.
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Derived terms
Asturian
Catalan
Dutch
Etymology 1
From English freebase. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːzə(n)/
- Hyphenation: ba‧sen
- Rhymes: -eːzən
Inflection
Inflection of basen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | basen | |||
past singular | basede | |||
past participle | gebased | |||
infinitive | basen | |||
gerund | basen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | base | basede | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | baset | basede | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | baset | basede | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | baset | basede | ||
3rd person singular | baset | basede | ||
plural | basen | baseden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | base | basede | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | basen | baseden | ||
imperative sing. | base | |||
imperative plur.1 | baset | |||
participles | basend | gebased | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaːzə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ba‧sen
- Rhymes: -aːzən
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.sɛn/
Audio (file)
Noun
basen m inan (diminutive basenik)
- pool, swimming pool
- basin (an area that drains into a larger body of water)
- bedpan
Declension
See also
Spanish
Swedish
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbasɛn/
- (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbasan/, /ˈbəsɛn/, /ˈbəsan/, /sɛn/, /san/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbasɛn/
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈbəsɛn/, /sɛn/
Synonyms
- (both first and third person): bydden
- (both first and third person): sen
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