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Based vs Oriented - What's the difference?

based | oriented |

As adjectives the difference between based and oriented

is that based is founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms while oriented is having a specific orientation.

As verbs the difference between based and oriented

is that based is past tense of base while oriented is past tense of orient.

based

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms
    • That was a soundly based argument.

    Derived terms

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (base)
  • Being derived from (usually followed by on' or ' upon ).
    • It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.
  • Having a
    • The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.
  • Having a base of operations.
    • The company is based in New York.

    Anagrams

    *

    oriented

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having a specific orientation

    • Derived terms

    * message-oriented * object-oriented * oriented graph * oriented knot * oriented link * oriented matroid * oriented surface * sexually oriented

    Usage notes

    In British English the word orientated is used instead. [http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/oriented]

    Verb

    (head)
  • (orient)