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bask

/bæsk/ verbo C2

En español: lagartear

  1. To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. (intransitive) · to bask in the sun· She shivered until she got to the cozy fireplace, where she could bask in the heat coming off it.
  2. To expose oneself to heat, especially sunlight, in order to raise body temperature, as a form of thermoregulation. (intransitive) · My lizard likes to spend his days basking on the stone near the lamp.
  3. To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (figuratively, intransitive) · to bask in someone’s favour· I basked in her love.

He/she/it basks · Pasado basked · Participio pasado basked · Forma en -ing basking

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Formas del verbo

Forma base
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He/she/it
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Pasado
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Participio pasado
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Forma en -ing
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De la biblioteca

A TORTOISE, lazily basking in the sun, complained to the sea-birds of her hard fate, that no one would teach her to fly.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 9 · B2
Here I rallied, and had already improved so far as to be able to walk about the wards, and even to bask a little upon the verandah, when I was struck down by enteric fever, that curse of our Indian possessions.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 2 · B2

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