bask

Other forms of bask

past tense

basked·

present participle

basking·

third person

basks·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bask

What does bask mean?

bask means "derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bask?

bask has 1 syllable: bask. In IPA it is /ˈbæsk/.

What is another word for bask?

Close synonyms include enjoy, relish, savor, savour. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bask a common word?

bask is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with bask?

1 word rhymes with bask. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.