basen
English
Etymology
Verb
basen (third-person singular simple present basens, present participle basening, simple past and past participle basened)
- (ambitransitive) 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.
Derived terms
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Asturian
Verb
basen
- third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of basar
Catalan
Verb
basen
- third-person plural present indicative of basar
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
Verb
basen
- (transitive, intransitive, slang) to inhale or insufflate (heated cocaine)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of basen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, base2 | 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. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaːzə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ba‧sen
- Rhymes: -aːzən
Noun
basen
- plural of base
Middle English
Noun
basen
- alternative form of basyn
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
basen m
- definite singular of base
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
basen m
- definite singular of base
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bassin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinus, *baccinum, probably from Gaulish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.sɛn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -asɛn
- Syllabification: ba‧sen
Noun
basen m inan (diminutive basenik)
- pool, swimming pool
- Synonym: pływalnia
- tank, basin (a collection point for liquids)
- basin (an area that drains into a larger body of water)
- Synonym: zlewisko
- Hypernym: akwen
- basen oceaniczny ― ocean basin
- basen sedymentacyjny ― sedimentary basin
- (nautical) wet dock
- basin, bedpan
Declension
Declension of basen
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | basen | baseny |
| genitive | basenu | basenów |
| dative | basenowi | basenom |
| accusative | basen | baseny |
| instrumental | basenem | basenami |
| locative | basenie | basenach |
| vocative | basenie | baseny |
Derived terms
adjective
noun
See also
Further reading
- “basen”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “basen”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
Spanish
Verb
basen
- inflection of basar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Swedish
Noun
basen
- definite singular of bas
Anagrams
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/
- Rhymes: -asɛn
Verb
basen
- first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of bod