BASE (SOMETHING) ON/UPON (SOMETHING)


Meaning of BASE (SOMETHING) ON/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

base something on/upon something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ base )

to use something as the thing from which something else is developed ⇨ basis :

Their relationship was based upon mutual respect.

an economy based on farming

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.