/beˈsaɾ/
#1045 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to kiss
Word origin
From Latin basiare ('to kiss'), from basium ('a kiss'). The same root gives French 'baiser' and English 'buss'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- basiare
- English cognates
- buss
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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I want to kiss my girlfriend in the rain.
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The mother bent down to kiss her son.
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Is it the first time you are going to kiss?
, .
Before leaving, she kissed her parents on the cheek.
ceremonia.
The couple kissed at the end of the ceremony.
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