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# sunbathe

verb (sunbathe, sunbathes, sunbathed, sunbathing)

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

## Everyday

To sunbathe is to sit or lie in the sunshine, usually to relax or to get a tan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunbathe/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health and safety lessons, sunbathing is linked to sun safety: too much sun burns skin and can cause skin cancer later, so people use sunscreen, a hat and shade («Slip, Slop, Slap» in Australia and New Zealand). In everyday life people sunbathe at the beach, by the pool or in the garden. Animals such as lizards «sunbathe» (bask) to warm their bodies.

### Examples

- Mum likes to sunbathe by the pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunbathe/#x1)
- Don't sunbathe in the middle of the day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunbathe/#x2)
- We sunbathed on the beach after swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunbathe/#x3)
- Put on sunscreen before you sunbathe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunbathe/#x4)
- The lizard was sunbathing on a warm rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunbathe/#x5)
- Sunbathing too long can give you sunburn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunbathe/#x6)
- Seals sunbathe on the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunbathe/#x7)

### Note

Past: sunbathed. Noun: sunbathing. Said «SUN-bayth» (the -athe like «bathe», not «bath»). Myth: you can't burn on a cloudy day — you can, UV rays pass through clouds.

## On Mova

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