how to pronounce base

/baz/

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base is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of base in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… stim mais à la base du chimiste je fais …”

meanings of base

noun:

Base (bottom part of something).
Base, basis (fundamental belief).
Base (safe place).
Base.

base frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word base occurs in french on average 174.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.