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sun·bathe

 (sŭn′bāth′)
intr.v. sun·bathed, sun·bath·ing, sun·bathes
To expose the body to the sun.

sun′bath′er (-bā′thər) n.
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sunbathe

(ˈsʌnˌbeɪð)
vb
(Physiology) (intr) to bask in the sunshine, esp in order to get a suntan
ˈsunˌbather n
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sun•bathe

(ˈsʌnˌbeɪð)

v.i. -bathed, -bath•ing.
to take a sunbath.
[1590–1600]
sun′bath`er, n.
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sunbathe


Past participle: sunbathed
Gerund: sunbathing

Imperative
sunbathe
sunbathe
Present
I sunbathe
you sunbathe
he/she/it sunbathes
we sunbathe
you sunbathe
they sunbathe
Preterite
I sunbathed
you sunbathed
he/she/it sunbathed
we sunbathed
you sunbathed
they sunbathed
Present Continuous
I am sunbathing
you are sunbathing
he/she/it is sunbathing
we are sunbathing
you are sunbathing
they are sunbathing
Present Perfect
I have sunbathed
you have sunbathed
he/she/it has sunbathed
we have sunbathed
you have sunbathed
they have sunbathed
Past Continuous
I was sunbathing
you were sunbathing
he/she/it was sunbathing
we were sunbathing
you were sunbathing
they were sunbathing
Past Perfect
I had sunbathed
you had sunbathed
he/she/it had sunbathed
we had sunbathed
you had sunbathed
they had sunbathed
Future
I will sunbathe
you will sunbathe
he/she/it will sunbathe
we will sunbathe
you will sunbathe
they will sunbathe
Future Perfect
I will have sunbathed
you will have sunbathed
he/she/it will have sunbathed
we will have sunbathed
you will have sunbathed
they will have sunbathed
Future Continuous
I will be sunbathing
you will be sunbathing
he/she/it will be sunbathing
we will be sunbathing
you will be sunbathing
they will be sunbathing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sunbathing
you have been sunbathing
he/she/it has been sunbathing
we have been sunbathing
you have been sunbathing
they have been sunbathing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sunbathing
you will have been sunbathing
he/she/it will have been sunbathing
we will have been sunbathing
you will have been sunbathing
they will have been sunbathing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sunbathing
you had been sunbathing
he/she/it had been sunbathing
we had been sunbathing
you had been sunbathing
they had been sunbathing
Conditional
I would sunbathe
you would sunbathe
he/she/it would sunbathe
we would sunbathe
you would sunbathe
they would sunbathe
Past Conditional
I would have sunbathed
you would have sunbathed
he/she/it would have sunbathed
we would have sunbathed
you would have sunbathed
they would have sunbathed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.sunbathe - expose one's body to the sun
lie - be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
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sunbathe

verb sun yourself, tan, bask, get a tan Franklin swam and sunbathed at the pool every morning.
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Translations
يأخُذ حَمّام شَمْس، يَتَعَرَّض للشَّمْسيَاَخُذُ حَمَّامُ شَمْس
slunit se
solbade
ottaa aurinkoapäivä
sunčati se
vera í sólbaîi
日光浴をする
일광욕을 하다
sončiti se
sola
อาบแดด
tắm nắng

sunbathe

VItomar el sol, asolearse (LAm), tomar sol (S. Cone)
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sunbathe

[ˈsʌnbeɪð] viprendre un bain de soleil
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sunbathe

[ˈsʌnˌbeɪð] viprendere il sole
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sun

(san) noun
1. the round body in the sky that gives light and heat to the earth. The Sun is nearly 150 million kilometres away from the Earth.
2. any of the fixed stars. Do other suns have planets revolving round them?
3. light and heat from the sun; sunshine. We sat in the sun; In Britain they don't get enough sun; The sun has faded the curtains.
verbpast tense, past participle sunned
to expose (oneself) to the sun's rays. He's sunning himself in the garden.
ˈsunless adjective
without sun, or lacking sunlight. a sunless room.
ˈsunny adjective
1. filled with sunshine. sunny weather.
2. cheerful and happy. The child has a sunny nature.
ˈsunniness noun
ˈsunbathe verb
to lie or sit in the sun, especially wearing few clothes, in order to get a suntan.
ˈsunbeam noun
a ray of the sun.
ˈsunburn noun
the brown or red colour of the skin caused by exposure to the sun's rays.
ˈsunburned, ˈsunburnt adjective
sunburnt faces.
ˈsundial noun
a device, usually in a garden, for telling time from the shadow of a rod or plate on its surface cast by the sun.
ˈsundown noun
(especially American) sunset.
ˈsunflower noun
a type of large yellow flower with petals like rays of the sun, from whose seeds we get oil.
ˈsunglasses noun plural
glasses of dark-coloured glass or plastic to protect the eyes in bright sunlight.
ˈsunlight noun
the light of the sun. The cat was sitting in a patch of sunlight.
ˈsunlit adjective
lighted up by the sun. a sunlit room.
ˈsunrise noun
the rising of the sun in the morning, or the time of this.
ˈsunset noun
the setting of the sun, or the time of this. the red glow of the sunset.
ˈsunshade noun
a type of umbrella for sheltering a person from the sun; a parasol.
ˈsunshine noun
1. the light of the sun. The children were playing in the sunshine.
2. cheerfulness or happiness.
ˈsunstroke noun
a serious illness caused by being in very hot sunshine for too long.
ˈsuntan noun
a brown colour of the skin caused by exposure to the sun. I'm trying to get a suntan.
catch the sun
to become sunburnt.
under the sun
in the whole world. I'm sure that he must have visited every country under the sun.
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sunbathe

يَاَخُذُ حَمَّامُ شَمْس slunit se solbade in der Sonne liegen λιάζομαι tomar el sol ottaa aurinkoa prendre un bain de soleil sunčati se prendere il sole 日光浴をする 일광욕을 하다 zonnebaden solbade opalić się apanhar sol, tomar sol загорать sola อาบแดด güneşlenmek tắm nắng 日光浴
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sunbathe

vi tomar baños de sol, tomar un baño de sol
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She was first spotted nude when she was exercising in her office at 8 am and later lied down on her desk to relax or sunbathe, the Daily Star reported.
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