Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - bask
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Bask
bask
~ v 1 to enjoy sitting or lying in the heat of the sun or a fire + in (A lizard was basking in the heat of the afternoon sun.) 2 to enjoy the approval or attention that you are getting from other people + in (She basked in the admiration of her family and friends.) (- see also bask/bathe in sb's reflected glory glory1 (4))
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1.
(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 ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
verb Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse bathask, reflexive of batha to bathe; akin to Old English b?th bath Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere 2. to take pleasure or derive enjoyment ~ed in the spotlight transitive verb obsolete to warm by continued exposure to heat ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v.intr. 1 sit or lie back lazily in warmth and light (basking in the sun). 2 (foll. by in) derive great pleasure (from) (basking in glory). Phrases and idioms basking shark a very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, which often lies near the surface. Etymology: ME, app. f. ON: rel. to BATHE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
5.
1. греться; наслаждаться теплом to bask in the sun —- греться на солнце, загорать 2. наслаждаться, согреваться (каким-л.) чувством to bask in face —- греться в лучах славы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
6.
in наслаждаться He wanted to bask in his employers approval. BASK v. 1) греться (на солнце, у огня) (in) I like to lie on the sand, basking in the sunshine. 2) наслаждаться (покоем, счастьем) (in) - bask in ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., basken "to wallow (in blood)," from O.N. bathask reflex. of batha "bathe." Modern usage apparently due to Shakespeare's misuse of the word in "As You Like It." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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