genießen — meaning in English

English meaning

• bask verb To relax comfortably in warmth, especially sunlight.
• enjoy verb To take pleasure or satisfaction in something.
• relish noun Great enjoyment or enthusiasm, especially in doing something.
• savour noun A distinctive taste, smell, or quality that something has.

Senses

genießen is used for these senses in English:

• bask (figurative) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (Usually followed by "in".)
• enjoy (transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
• enjoy (transitive) To have the use or benefit of something.
• relish (transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of [from 16th c.]
• savour To enjoy (something) deeply or in a lingering manner; to appreciate, to delight in, to relish.
• savour To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish.

bask — full definition

1. verb To relax comfortably in warmth, especially sunlight.
2. verb To enjoy and take pleasure in a feeling, praise, or attention.

enjoy — full definition

1. verb To take pleasure or satisfaction in something.
2. verb To have the benefit or use of something.

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