base formnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbeɪs ˌfɔːm/us/ˈbeɪs ˌfɔːrm/specializedin grammar, the simplest form of a verb, without a special ending:
The base form of "calling" is "call".
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- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- ditransitive
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the pluperfect
- the present simple
- the third person
- transitive
- wast
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