bask

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
2. (figuratively) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (Usually followed by "in".)

Noun

1. The act of bathing in warmth.
2. (collective) A group of crocodiles; the collective noun for crocodiles.

Sinonieme

enjoy

warm oneself

luxuriate

relish

delight

savor

savour

sun

🌞

dawn

take pleasure

end

🔚

revel

skulk

sunbathe

suntan

wallow

shine on

Vertalings

λιάζομαι

απολαμβάνω

güneşlenmek

desfrutar

λουφάζω

gaudir

crogiolarsi

λουφάρο

تمتّع

sonnen

🌞

gozar

torrar-se

θερμαίνομαι

assaborir

agradar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bɑːsk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Engels: bathe

In summary

Inherited from Middle English basken, from Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþōną and *sek. Doublet of English bathe.