Past tense of bask
regular verb
The past tense of bask is basked. The past participle is also basked.
Forms of bask
| Base form (V1) | bask /bɑːsk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | basked |
| Past participle (V3) | basked |
| Present participle | basking |
| Third person singular | basks /bɑːsks/ |
Basked in a sentence
- I basked in her love.
- The astronaut's brother basked in the reflected glory of the successful mission.From the entry reflected
- The more he basked in golden dreams the drabber seemed his humdrum life behind the bank counter.1923 April, Harold Steevens, “The Duplicate Cheque”, in [Herbert Greenhough Smith], editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly…. From the entry drab
- She was just a stupid block head who basked for attention and once Kristen realised this she came rushing back to Nicole.2010, Priya Varatharajan, Far From Normal, →ISBN. From the entry block head
- After I basked in the glory of getting through countless tests, skills test outs, and the stress, it was time to study and tackle the NCLEX exam.2010, Linda Anne Silvestri, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, page 22. From the entry test out
Meaning of bask
- verb To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
- verb To expose oneself to heat, especially sunlight, in order to raise body temperature, as a form of thermoregulation.
- verb To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness.
Questions about the past tense of bask
- What is the past tense of bask?
- The past tense of bask is basked.
- What is the past participle of bask?
- The past participle of bask is basked.
- Is bask a regular or irregular verb?
- Bask is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bask (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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