bask

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) bask

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) basks

Past tense (ya wuce) basked

Past participle (ya wuce) basked

Present participle (ana cikin yi) basking

1. To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. <> yin wankar rana, barin jiki a rana ko zafi.

   to bask in the sun

2. (figuratively) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in"). <> morewa, lashe, jin daɗi (enjoy). dawwama.

   I basked in her love. <> Na ji daɗin soyayyarta.

   to bask in someone's favour

   to bask in it for ever and ever. = staying in it for ever; <> Sunã mãsu zama a cikinta har abada. = Za kuma su dawwama a cikinsa har abada. --Qur'an 18:3

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