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- Dictionarybask/bɑːsk/
verb
- 1. lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure: "sprawled figures basking in the afternoon sun" Similar
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The meaning of BASK is to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere. How to use bask in a sentence.
to lie or sit enjoying the warmth especially of the sun: We could see seals on the rocks, basking in the sun. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Calming and relaxing. appease. assuage. balls-to-the-wall. bread and circuses idiom. calm. chill. lie down. lighten something up. lull someone into something. make yourself at home idiom. melt.
BASK meaning: 1. to lie or sit enjoying the warmth especially of the sun: 2. to lie or sit enjoying the warmth…. Learn more.
to enjoy a warm or pleasant feeling from being in a certain environment or situation. to bask in someone's favor.
To bask in something is to take it in, receive its warmth, or bathe in its goodness. On the first warm day of the spring, you may bask in the sunshine. When you win the Pulitzer, you bask in your own glory.
Bask definition: to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth. See examples of BASK used in a sentence.
1. to lie in or be exposed to pleasant warmth, esp that of the sun. 2. to flourish or feel secure under some benevolent influence or favourable condition. [C14: from Old Norse bathask to bathe]
bask meaning, definition, what is bask: to enjoy sitting or lying in the heat of...: Learn more.
To enjoy a warm or pleasant feeling from being in a certain environment or situation. To bask in someone's favor. Webster's New World. More Verb Definitions (2) Synonyms: relish. enjoy. savour. savor. laze. relax. lounge. loll. indulge. wallow. revel. luxuriate.
to sit or lie in a place that is warm: Seals basked on the rocks. Phrasal verbs. bask in sth. (Definition of bask from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of bask. in Chinese (Traditional) 曬太陽, 取暖… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 晒太阳, 取暖… See more. in Spanish. divertir-se, estar tumbado al sol… See more.
