No. 14,235 in Russian
основание
"Основание" in English means "basis," "foundation," or "ground."
In a sentence
Основание дома требует тщательной подготовки.
The foundation of the house requires careful preparation.
In this sentence, 'основание' refers to the foundation or base of a structure.
На каком основании вы сделали такой вывод?
On what basis did you make such a conclusion?
Here, 'основание' is used to mean basis or reasoning for an action or conclusion.
В геометрии мы изучали основание треугольника.
In geometry, we studied the base of a triangle.
In this instance, 'основание' is utilized to indicate the base of a geometric figure.
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