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No. 999 in French

basée

Based.

In a sentence

  • La décision est basée sur des faits solides.

    The decision is based on solid facts.

    Here, 'basée' is the past participle of 'baser,' used as a predicate adjective agreeing in gender and number with 'La décision', describing it as something grounded or founded upon solid facts.

  • Une théorie basée sur des hypothèses peut évoluer.

    A theory based on hypotheses can evolve.

    In this sentence, 'basée' serves as an attribute to modify 'Une théorie,' demonstrating a state of being founded upon given hypotheses.

  • Cette histoire est basée sur des événements réels.

    This story is based on real events.

    The word 'basée' here acts as a modifier to 'Cette histoire,' implying that the story derives its basis or inspiration from actual events.

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