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basked

basked is the simple past and past participle of bask.

Meaning of bask

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, usually) To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
    • to bask in the sun
    1. (intransitive, usually) To expose oneself to heat, especially sunlight, in order to raise body temperature, as a form of thermoregulation.
      • My lizard likes to spend his days basking on the stone near the lamp.
  2. (figuratively, intransitive, usually) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness.
    • to bask in someone’s favour

See all 5 meanings of bask

Phrases with basked

Questions about basked

What is basked the simple past and past participle of?
Basked is the simple past and past participle of bask.

Words near basked in the dictionary

  1. bask
  2. bask in the sunshine
  3. Baska
  4. Baskcomb
  5. Baskcombs
  6. basked
  7. basked in the sunshine
  8. basker
  9. baskers
  10. Baskervill
  11. Baskerville

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Adapted from Wiktionary: basked (page history and authors); bask (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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