BASK


Meaning of BASK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bɑ:sk, bæsk ]

( basks, basking, basked)

1.

If you bask in the sunshine, you lie somewhere sunny and enjoy the heat.

All through the hot, still days of their holiday Amy basked in the sun...

Crocodiles bask on the small sandy beaches.

VERB : V in n , V

2.

If you bask in someone’s approval, favour, or admiration, you greatly enjoy their positive reaction towards you.

He has spent a month basking in the adulation of the fans back in Jamaica...

VERB : V in n

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