sunbathe
Americanverb (used without object)
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sunbathes,
present (3rd person singular)
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sunbathed,
past participle, past
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sunbathing
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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sunbathesimple
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sunbathessimple
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have sunbathedperfect
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has sunbathedperfect
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am sunbathingprogressive
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are sunbathingprogressive
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is sunbathingprogressive
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have been sunbathingperfect progressive
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has been sunbathingperfect progressive
Past
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sunbathedsimple
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had sunbathedperfect
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was sunbathingprogressive
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were sunbathingprogressive
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had been sunbathingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of sunbathe
Example Sentences
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She says there is a misconception that skin cancer only happens to people who use sunbeds or sunbathe.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
While at the event, beachgoers are welcome to swim, build sand castles and sunbathe.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
At the time, two years before civil war erupted, their country was mainly known as a tourist attraction where visitors came to party, visit archaeological sites, ski on snow-capped mountains or sunbathe on sandy beaches.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
The spot, along the banks of the Tylihul Estuary, has become a popular respite, where the war weary swim and sunbathe and pretend that life is normal, if only for a short while.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
Here’s the bad thing about being a snake in the spring: sometimes you find what you think is the best place in the world to sunbathe.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Sometimes, Gordillo sunbathes in the backyard by the tangerine tree and listens to the mockingbirds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
A woman sunbathes in front of the city of London financial district in London, Britain, May 18, 2022.
From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2022
We watch her float in the sea, write and read while she sunbathes, eat ice cream, unfurl into an uneasy relaxation.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
The only one I ever see around is their bored teenager who sunbathes all the time.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2016
Then it sleeps, eats, and sunbathes until it’s ready to flower— a teenage plant.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Apparently, this sunbathed land was as popular with interlopers in prehistory as it is now, and Portugal still boasts a large share of archaeological evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
We hung out by this beautiful pool and we just sunbathed on the beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
For decades, they have walked along the prison’s high walls, sunbathed on the metal roof and skittered between cells crowded with 10 men each.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
Gas from the sunbathed, sublimating ice also puffs intermingled dust away from the surface to form a distinctive, comet-trailing tail.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 26, 2023
She sunbathed endlessly, but her skin stayed the same copper-tinged shade, even as it became more and more dried out.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
His daughter, Gabriela, has 473,000 followers on an Instagram page that shows her surfing and sunbathing around Maui.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Vaughan had been on the boat with her husband and two children, aged 12 and eight, and had been sunbathing when the motorboat crashed into a sailboat carrying party-goers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
"Melanoma is often associated with beaches and sunbathing, but our findings suggest that agricultural environments may also play a role," she said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2025
Finally, the home features a stunning roof garden level that “crowns the mansion” and offers the perfect spot for sunbathing, gardening, or for hosting outdoor soirees in the summer.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2025
My mother chose a picture of Pweto sunbathing as her cell phone wallpaper.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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