When a company says: "All applicants must be based in the UK.", what does it mean? In which aspects should we be based on the UK?
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Did you look up all and base in a dictionary? – Robusto Jan 24 '15 at 18:54
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yes.I know the meaning of all and base.It is clear but you didn't understand my question.you just thought of voting. – mahtab Jan 24 '15 at 22:04
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1The sentence says "based in", you're asking about "*based on***". – Neeku Jan 24 '15 at 23:16
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I agree that it's not absolutely clear. See the original question. – Edwin Ashworth Jan 24 '15 at 23:28
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possible duplicate of “based in” vs “based out of ” – Edwin Ashworth Jan 24 '15 at 23:28
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I believe it means that all applicants should be residents of UK.
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Yes. As Nagaraju Kanapuram says: Your home must be in the UK. For the future, you will probably get better answers for basic English questions on the English Language Learner's Stack Exchange Site – Jim Reynolds Jan 24 '15 at 17:43
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Thank you Nagaraju and Jim.I really appreciate you to spend time to answer my q.And thank you Jim to your suggestion. – mahtab Jan 24 '15 at 22:17
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You could easily find your answer in a dictionary. Here's what you'd find if you looked up base in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English for example:
base1
verb
[transitive usually passive]to have your main place of work, business etc in a particular place:
The paper had intended to base itself in London.be based in something
The new organization will be based in Dallas.
➔ based
[Reference: http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/base_1 ]
P.S. Another good thing to remember all the time, with all languages is to type all words fully with correct spelling. It's never appropriate to say "q" instead of "question".
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But I saw this meaning before,and I couldn't understand the meaning of "based in" with this definition too. :( – mahtab Jan 26 '15 at 07:42
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@mahtab You're welcome. Use the up arrow button to upvote an answer if you find it helpful. – Neeku Jan 26 '15 at 09:08
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