BASE STH ON / UPON STH


Meaning of BASE STH ON / UPON STH in English

to use an idea, a fact, a situation, etc. as the point from which sth can be developed :

What are you basing this theory on?

—see also based

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.