bask

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /bæsk/ UK /bɑːsk/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Basque /bæsk/

Meanings

1

verb
to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere

The cat basked in the sunlight streaming through the window.
2

verb
to take pleasure or derive enjoyment from something

He basked in the glory of his recent success.

Verb forms

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Multiword verbs with bask

bask in Prepositional verb B2

to relax while enjoying warmth or sunlight

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Synonyms

1 verb · to lie or relax in a... sunbathe lounge soak up revelrelax in

2 verb · to take pleasure or derive... relish savordelight inenjoyluxuriate in

Opposites

shiver suffer

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bask in
to relax while enjoying warmth or sunlight

Verb + preposition/particle

Etymology

From Old Norse baðask ('to bathe oneself'), via Middle English bask (14th c., 'to wallow; to take pleasure in warmth').

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# bask

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /bæsk/
**IPA (UK):** /bɑːsk/

## Meanings
1. to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
2. to take pleasure or derive enjoyment from something

## Examples
- The cat basked in the sunlight streaming through the window.
- He basked in the glory of his recent success.

## Synonyms
- sunbathe
- lounge
- soak up
- revel
- relax in
- relish
- savor
- delight in
- enjoy
- luxuriate in

## Antonyms
- shiver
- suffer

## Etymology
From Old Norse baðask ('to bathe oneself'), via Middle English bask (14th c., 'to wallow; to take pleasure in warmth').

## AI Etymology
Bask comes from Old Norse baðask ('to bathe oneself'), via Middle English bask (14th c., 'to wallow; to take pleasure in warmth'). In current use it is a verb meaning "to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is mainly one of transmission into English, with the older form and sense carried through borrowing or adaptation. For dictionary purposes, the important point is the continuity between the older form, the route into English, and the present lexical sense.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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