il baignait

was bathing, was swimming, was bathed in, was surrounded by

→ baigner
baign to bathe, to go swimming + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #47,278
was bathing, was swimming Often used with se: se baignait.
FR: Elle se baignait dans le lac.
EN: She was swimming in the lake.
was bathed in, was surrounded by
FR: La pièce baignait dans une lumière douce.
EN: The room was bathed in a soft light.
Conjugation of baigner
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third baignait —

On baignait dans la lave, avant.

We used to bathe in lava.

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)

L'été n'était pas loin, on se baignait déjà.

Summer was just around the corner, and we were already swimming.

— Le Petit Soldat (1963)

Il se baignait là où il trouvait de l'eau.

He bathed wherever he found water.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

On baignait littéralement dans l'argent.

We were literally swimming in money.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

La tour de la bibliothèque baignait dans le calme du début de soirée.

The library tower was bathed in the calm of early evening.