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bask

/bæsk/ /bɑːsk/
verb Regular verbbask basked
  1. 1 güneşlenmek, (sıcakta) keyifle uzanmak
  2. 2 (övgünün/ilginin) tadını çıkarmak, (başarının) keyfini sürmek

Definition (English)

  1. To lie in a warm place, especially the sun, to relax or enjoy the heat.
  2. To enjoy the attention, praise or success that you are getting.

Example Sentences

  1. The cat loves to bask in the sun by the window.
    Kedi pencere kenarında güneşte uzanmayı sever.
  2. We decided to bask on the beach all afternoon.
    Bütün öğleden sonra sahilde güneşlenmeye karar verdik.
  3. She basked in the praise from her colleagues after the presentation.
    Sunumdan sonra meslektaşlarından gelen övgülerin tadını çıkardı.
  4. The team is still basking in the glory of last week's victory.
    Takım hâlâ geçen haftaki zaferin keyfini sürüyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base bask
/bæsk/
Past basked
/bæskt/
Participle basked
/bæskt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edbask → basked

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /k/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. basked /bæskt/

Synonyms

sunbatherevel

Collocations

bask in the sunbask in the warmthbask in the glorybask in the praisebask in the attention

Related Words

sunheatwarmthrelaxationweatheroutdoors

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