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Meanings of bask in English

Portuguese
agradar-se
Catalan
gaudir
Spanish
disfrutar

Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in.

agradar-se
Usage of bask in English
1
Perhaps you came to bask in the past glories of your family?
Relentless Pursuit
2
She allowed him to bask in reflected glory for just a moment.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
3
We bask in the light, we close our eyes to the lightning.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year
4
Here she proposed to scramble out and bask in the golden warmth.
The Lamp of Fate
5
But we'll bask a while longer in its afterglow, if that's alright.
The Irish Times
6
But Van Meegeren did not live to bask in his popular fame.
News.com.au
7
To bask in the warmth of a fire on a snow-silent night.
Rage of the Dragon
8
So I don't know, it's just something I like to bask in.
Ebony
9
Liverpool can bask in the memories of some genuinely thrilling, high-spec football.
The Guardian
10
Meanwhile, Haas can bask in the warmth of his career's Indian summer.
The Guardian
11
These bask differences could be reconciled by compromise, and that only temporarily.
The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830
12
It is good to bask in the bright sunlight of his adoration!
The Daffodil Mystery
13
You bask in this glory and you feel like this terrible humbug.
The Irish Times
14
One great way to bask in the world of Bruce Wayne.
Wired
15
I just want to bask in the hard work I've done.
News.com.au
16
God is pleased if we bask in the sunshine when he sends it.
The Golden Dog
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Translations for bask
Bask through the time
Bask across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common