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# bask

verb (bask, basks, basked, basking)

«bask» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To lie or sit enjoying warmth, especially sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bask/#m1)
2. To enjoy attention, praise or success. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bask/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science about animals: lizards and snakes bask in the sun to warm up because they are cold-blooded. In stories: bask in praise or glory. Phrases: bask in the sun, bask in the glory.

### Examples

- The lizard basked on a warm rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bask/#x1)
- Seals basked on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bask/#x2)
- The cat basked in the sunshine by the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bask/#x3)
- She basked in her teacher's praise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bask/#x4)
- The team basked in the glory of their win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bask/#x5)
- Snakes bask to warm their bodies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bask/#x6)
- Time passed on, and one morning Gon lay before the house door, basking in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bask/#x7)

### Note

Usually "bask in". Basking shark: a huge, gentle shark that swims near the surface. Not "bath" or "bake", though the warmth idea is similar.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bask» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bask/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bask» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bask.html) on Mova free.