bask

bæsk

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of bask - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

sunlie in the sun enjoying the warmth

She loves to bask on the beach.

lounge

relax

sunbathe

emotionenjoy great pleasure or satisfaction

He basked in the success of his project.

delight

luxuriate

revel

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Expressions with bask

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bask in someone's praise

enjoy feeling happy because someone praises you

He likes to bask in his teacher's praise after exams.

bask in the glory

enjoy admiration or praise

She basked in the glory of her recent success.

bask in the heat

enjoy warmth from the sun or heat source

The cat loves to bask in the heat of the sun.

bask in reflected glory

enjoy attention or praise from someone else's success

He loves to bask in reflected glory when his team wins.

bask in the sun

lie in the sun to enjoy its warmth

She loves to bask in the sun on weekends.

Origin of bask

Old Norse, baðask (to bathe)

Terms with bask included in their meaning

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BIRG

acr.

acr: bask in reflected glory

feel proud because of someone else's success

Examples of bask in a sentence

Cats often bask in the afternoon sun.
She basked in the warmth of her family's love.
They basked in the glory of their achievements.

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French:se prélasser, se délecter, ...
German:sich sonnen, genießen, ...
Italian:crogiolarsi, godere, ...
Spanish:tumbarse, disfrutar, ...
Portuguese:apanhar sol, desfrutar, ...
Chinese:晒太阳, 沉浸, ...
Japanese:日光浴をする, 浸る, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَلْقَى, اِسْتَمْتَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתַּזֵּף, לְהִתְבַּשֵּׂם, ...
Russian:греться, наслаждаться, ...
Ukrainian:грітися, купатися, ...
Hindi:धूप सेंकना, आनंद लेना, ...
Bengali:রোদ পোহানো, পুলকিত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:prendre el sol, gaudir, ...
Czech:slunit se, užívat si, ...
Danish:sole sig, bade sig i, ...
Dutch:zonnen, genieten, ...
Greek:λιάζομαι, απολαμβάνω, ...
Hungarian:napozni, sütkérezni, ...
Khmer:ហាលថ្ងៃ, រីករាយយ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:일광욕하다, 만끽하다, ...
Persian:آفتاب گرفتن, لذت بردن, ...
Polish:wygrzewać się, rozkoszować się, ...
Portuguese (BR):aquecer-se, desfrutar, ...
Romanian:a se relaxa, a se bucura, ...
Swedish:sola, njuta, ...
Thai:อาบแดด, ดื่มด่ำ, ...
Turkish:güneşlenmek, tadını çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:tắm nắng, tận hưởng, ...

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