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# How to pronounce "base case" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/bæsɛkɪs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ba·se·case**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "base case" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "possible that the FED kept rates too high for too long yes I think it probably is uh could there be a mil recession possibly but probably not my B base case is this a kind of 20078 style meltdown uh in global financial crisis I don't think so okay so interesting there that you're talking about the accusation that the FED has been too slow in its response that the economy may be"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 4:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guv_7suAbJU&t=270s)

### Example 2
> "Base case, n is equal to 0."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 71:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9xSfIw83tk&t=4274s)

### Example 3
> "base case goes something like we announced a strong dollar strategy but in fact we're have a weak dollar strategy that we're dependent upon the"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 46:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mpJywsUhSI&t=2765s)

### Example 4
> "base case. One of the things I'm also going to be talking about today is some of the implications of the relationship between"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFJhEPrbycQ&t=212s)

### Example 5
> "base case here and the simplest possible base case is list equals equals null if list equals equals null then I really have nothing to do so I could just"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C36NAaS6ITM&t=522s)

### Example 6
> "base case thing and return it otherwise make some recursive calls and um use"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 4:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl3emqCuueQ&t=270s)

### Example 7
> "base case of returning one and then we will end up kind of working our"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 10:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl3emqCuueQ&t=633s)

### Example 8
> "base case so that we can then stop that recursion and unwind let me actually show you something while I'm here which is that one thing that's uh a pretty"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 11:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl3emqCuueQ&t=697s)

### Example 9
> "Base case, k equals 1."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 44:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSHizBK9JD8&t=2676s)

### Example 10
> "Base case is MT of m."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 42:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6EWVBNCxsc&t=2525s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [base](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/base), [case](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/case)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "base case" correctly?
"base case" is pronounced `/bæsɛkɪs/`. Syllable breakdown: **ba·se·case**.

### What does "base case" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "base case" in daily English.

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