different between abask vs bask

English

Etymology

a- +? bask

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??bæsk/, (trap–bath split) /??b??sk/

Adverb

abask (not comparable)

1. in the sunshine; basking.

Translations

Anagrams

• bakas, kabsa

English

Etymology

From Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþ?n? and *sek. Doublet of English bathe.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /b??sk/, /bæsk/
• enPR: b?sk, IPA^(key): /bæsk/
• Homophone: Basque (in some dialects)
• Rhymes: -æsk

Verb

bask (third-person singular simple present basks, present participle basking, simple past and past participle basked)

1. To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
   • 1764, Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller

     […] basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.

2. (figuratively) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in").

Hyponyms

• (to be exposed to the sun's heat): apricate, sun

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• kabs

Albanian

Noun

bask

1. Basque (member of a people)

Swedish

Noun

bask c

1. Basque; member of people

Declension

Related terms

• baskiska
• baskisk
• Baskien

Anagrams

• baks

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare basa.

Pronunciation

• (Burträsk, Skellefteå, Lövånger) IPA^(key): [bæ?sk]

Rhymes: -àsk

Verb

bask (preterite baskä)

1. To wash.

Synonyms

• bøtj
• rääns
• tjwöött

References