bakebake /beɪk/ ●●● S3 verb [intransitive, transitive] 
I’m baking some bread. baked potatoes Bake at 250 degrees for 20 minutes.► see thesaurus at cook2to make something become hard by heating it: The bricks were baked in the sun. → baking1, half-bakedGRAMMARBake belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.• You can say: · Bake the cake for 40 minutes. In this sentence, ‘the cake’ is the object of bake.• You can also say: · The cake should bake for 40 minutes. In this sentence, ‘the cake’ is the subject of bake.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS
WORD ORIGINbake
Origin:
Old English bacanVERB TABLE
bake
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | bake |
| he, she, it | bakes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | baked |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have baked |
| he, she, it | has baked | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had baked |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bake |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have baked |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am baking |
| he, she, it | is baking | |
| you, we, they | are baking | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was baking |
| you, we, they | were baking | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been baking |
| he, she, it | has been baking | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been baking |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be baking |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been baking |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Bake at 190C for 20-25 minutes.
- Bake the soufflés for 12 minutes.
- freshly baked cookies
- In former times, bricks were baked in the sun.
- My grandmother baked her own bread.
- Our apartment on the top floor bakes in the summer.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake in a very low oven until crisp.
- Bookstores are feeding the new appetite as publishers bake up hot loaves of fresh poetry collections.
- Freezing at night, baking during the day, ice storms after spring thaw, all create a rugged habitat.
- Spread it into cooled baked pie shell.
- Sprinkle the sugar over the bottom of a baking dish.
- Sprinkleinch layer of sugar on a small baking sheet.
- They baked bread and the whole house smelled of new bread.
- Tip the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30 minutes or until the sponge is springy to the touch.
THESAURUSways of cooking something
to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: · Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: · Roast the potatoes for an hour.
to cook food in hot oil: · She was frying some mushrooms.
to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: · stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: · Sauté the potatoes in butter.
to cook food over or under strong heat: · grilled fish
American English to cook food under heat: · broiled fish
to cook something in very hot water: · He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg.· English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
to cook vegetables over hot water: · Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: · poached salmon
to cook the outside surfaces of bread: · toasted muffins
to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: · I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
to cook food in a microwave oven: · The beans can be microwaved.
Longman Language Activatorways of cooking · In a large sauté pan, cook the bacon until crisp.· Cover and cook slowly until beets are tender, stirring occasionally.
to cook food in very hot water: · Boil the potatoes until they are soft.· The beans should be boiled rapidly for at least twenty minutes.
to cook food slowly in water that is boiling very gently: · Simmer the macaroni in lightly salted water.· Cover the pan and let it simmer for fifteen minutes.simmer gently/slowly: · Combine all ingredients and simmer gently for 30 to 45 minutes.
to cook food in hot oil, butter, or fat: · Fry the onions gently for five minutes.· Mushrooms are best when fried in olive oil.
to cook something by mixing it in hot oil for a short time and keeping it moving in the pan: · Add the garlic, ginger and onions and stir-fry for 30 seconds.· Water chestnuts can be eaten straight from the tin or stir-fried.· Chinese peanut oils are perfect for stir-frying.
to cook food in an oven, for example bread, cakes, or potatoes: · My grandmother baked her own bread.· Bake at 190C for 20-25 minutes.· Bake the soufflés for 12 minutes.· Place on a baking sheet and bake in a very low oven until crisp.
to cook meat or vegetables in an oven or over a fire: · Roast the chicken for three hours in a hot oven.· the smell of roasting meat
to cook food by putting it directly underneath a flame or a heated electric object: · Grill the steak for about five minutes on each side.· Brush the kebabs lightly with oil and broil them.· Broil until cheese melts and edges of bread are crusty.
to cook food in steam: · Steam the courgettes for 3-4 minutes.· The broccoli, peppers and squash should be steamed.
WORD SETSallspice, nounbake, verbbarbecue, verbbaste, verbblanch, verbboil, verbbottle, verbbouillon cube, nounbraise, verbbreadcrumbs, nounbreaded, adjectivebrine, nounbroil, verbbrown, verbbutter, verbcandied, adjectivecaper, nouncaramel, nouncardamom, nouncarve, verbcasserole, nouncasserole, verbcaster sugar, nouncharbroil, verbchervil, nounchestnut, nounchicory, nounchill, verbchilli powder, nounchip, verbcilantro, nouncinnamon, nounclean, verbclove, nouncochineal, nouncoconut, nouncook, verbcook, nouncookbook, nouncookery, nouncookery book, nouncordon bleu, adjectivecore, verbcoriander, nouncream, verbcrisp, verbcube, verbculinary, adjectivecumin, nouncurry powder, noundeep fry, verbdessertspoon, noundevilled, adjectivedice, verbdone, adjectivedress, verbessence, nounfat, nounflambé, adjectiveflan, nounflavouring, nounflour, nounflour, verbfrost, verbfrosting, nounfry, verbglaze, verbglaze, noungourmet, adjectivegourmet, noungrate, verbgrease, noungrease, verbgreaseproof paper, noungrill, verbgrill, noungrind, verbgut, verbhard-boiled, adjectivehaute cuisine, nounhob, nounhull, verbhusk, verbice, verbicebox, nounicing, nounicing sugar, nouningredient, nounjoint, verbknead, verblard, nounlard, verbleaven, nounliquidize, verbmarinade, nounmarinate, verbmarjoram, nounmicrowave, verbmince, verbmincer, nounmint, nounmix, verbmix, nounnouvelle cuisine, nounnutmeg, nounoil, nounolive oil, nounoverdone, adjectiveparboil, verbpare, verbpickle, verbpipe, verbpit, verbpitted, adjectivepkt, pluck, verbplum tomato, nounpoach, verbprecooked, adjectivepreheat, verbprep, verbprove, verbrecipe, nounreduce, verbrice paper, nounrind, nounrise, verbroast, verbroast, nounroast, adjectiverosemary, nounroux, nounsaffron, nounsage, nounsalt, nounsalt, verbsauce, nounsausage meat, nounsauté, verbsavory, nounscalloped, adjectivesear, verbseason, verbseasoning, nounself-raising flour, nounself-rising flour, nounsesame, nounshell, verbshortening, nounshort-order cook, nounshuck, verbsieve, verbsift, verbsifter, nounsimmer, verbsimmer, nounskewer, verbsmoke, verbsoak, verbsoda, nounsodium bicarbonate, nounspice, nounspice, verbspicy, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, verbsteep, verbstew, verbstock, nounstone, verbstrain, verbstuff, verbstuffing, nounsunny-side up, adjectivesweat, verbsweet-and-sour, adjectiveTabasco, nountandoori, adjectivetarragon, nountbsp, teaspoon, nountenderize, verbtenderloin, nountextured vegetable protein, nounthaw, verbthyme, nountimer, nountoast, nountoast, verbtoss, verbtruss, verbtsp, turmeric, noununderdone, adjectivevinaigrette, nounvinegar, nounwhip, verbwhisk, verbyeast, nounzap, verbzest, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1to cook something using dry heat, in an oven: (=one that has been cooked in the oven)
· I love home-made bread.
· We usually make our own bread.
· Let’s make a cake for his birthday.
(=cooked in an oven)· Serve the baked fish with slices of lemon.
also boiling/broiling hot American English (=used about weather that is very hot) a scorching hot week in August
a scorching hot week in August (=an idea that has not been carefully thought out)· It’s yet another of the government’s half-baked ideas.
(=cooked in its skin)· We cooked baked potatoes in the embers of the fire.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· The most familiar popular smells are probably fresh coffee, newly mown grass, hyacinths and freshly baked bread.· So they went looking for a market that had a real need for great, freshly baked bread.· The country-style breakfast consists of enough fresh juice, farm-fresh eggs, bacon and freshly baked bread to stop a lumberjack.· I could smell borscht, forced meat, freshly baked cake.
NOUN· Serve with baked beans or unlimited salad.· Potato salad and baked beans are standard fare at most delis.· In my local supermarket you can buy tins of baked beans without tomato sauce.· I said to him once, sitting in a chair as he fed me my midday meal of baked beans and crackers.· Those may be the rules in baked bean retailing, squealed the suppliers, but books are different.· Polly's second course arrived: chips, baked beans, peas and carrots.· In the late 30s baked beans were available both in brine and in gravy.
· Tom was at Swinbrook Manor and Dolly had gone to the farm to prepare some bread she intended baking the next day.· Dough can only be called bread after it is baked, when it is finished.· All of the sandwiches are served on rustica bread baked specially for the restaurant.· We sat with the four or five others already there and began munching on bread baked in the adjacent kitchen.· The bread continues to bake during this time, with much of the excess interior moisture evaporating.· The therapeutic benefit is not a part of professional bread baking.· I knew from the beginning that there would be no bread baked from that dough.· But smoke still rises from the ovens where bread is baked and the brick pits where meals are prepared.
· A special birthday cake was baked to mark the occasion, which was held in Graham School.· How does the cake look before you bake it?· The batter needs a clean surface to cling to as the cake rises during baking.· These cakes also are baked in a tube pan, which is made of two pieces.
· Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl. 2.· Mix together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.· Mix flour, baking powder, salt, cup sugar and the poppy seeds in a large bowl.· In another bowl, sift flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.· Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.· For dough, mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together and blend in the margarine until dough is crumbly.· In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pepper.· Mix and sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and stir in almonds.
· The emergency bakeries are able to bake about 1,500 loaves an hour and are about the size of ten army trucks.· When he visits, he bakes us loaves of pumpernickel bread.· For twenty years they had baked a small loaf of bread for each child in the parish as a First Communion gift.· But with a deli on every other block purveying all sorts of ethnic breads, l never baked a single loaf.· If instant is all you have, bake the loaf after the second rise.· Bookstores are feeding the new appetite as publishers bake up hot loaves of fresh poetry collections.· Before forming and baking a loaf of Struan, take a close look at the dough.· When baked, the loaf is usually thick-crusted and dense and does not color to a dark gold.
· Bobolini take only six minutes to bake and are available in larger branches at £1.45 for a box of 6.· Two-ounce rolls generally take from 12 to 15 minutes to bake, 4-ounce rolls, 20 minutes.· Turn cookies over and bake an additional 10 minutes.· Afrer two minutes of baking, open the door quickly and spray the bread again.· Bake, covered for 35 minutes.· If you decide to use a tube pan instead of a cake pan, it may take 10 minutes more to bake.
· Return to the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes until tender and golden.· Return to oven and bake another 15 minutes.· Preheat the oven to the baking temperature suggested in the pie recipe you are using.· You may want to rotate the pans 180 degrees after the final spray, if the oven is baking unevenly.· Put it in the oven and bake it for 30 minutes.· But smoke still rises from the ovens where bread is baked and the brick pits where meals are prepared.
· Place cups in large baking pan.· Add enough water to baking pan to come half way up sides of cups.· Spread in a buttered 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan.· Pour syrup mixture into a 13-by-9-inch baking pan.· Place baking dish in a larger baking pan, set pan on oven rack.· Pour hottest tap water into the larger baking pan to a depth of 1 inch.· This bottom should sit on the baking pan on top of a good-sized sprinkling of polenta.· Press on to the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan.
· She's sure to have got out the best china and baked a meat pie or something.· Spread it into cooled baked pie shell.· The urge to bake another pie began to take hold in the village towards the end of 1985.· Oh, and Marge will bake you a chicken pie.· Louise had baked a pie for him and was bringing a new pair of sheets from the airing cupboard.· Revising for word use baking the pie. 5.
· Drain well and place on a baking tray.· Pour custard over chocolate and croissants, dividing equally. Place cups in large baking pan.· Cover terrine mold with aluminum foil and place mold in baking pan.
· And why bother baking a potato when a packet of crisps is to hand?· The salad bar has over 50 items, including hot pasta and baked potatoes.· It's great for using or, salads and baked potatoes and in sandwiches and dips.· Substitute sweet potatoes for russets the next time you serve baked potatoes with pork or chicken.· I ate an energy-giving meal - bakes beans and jacket potato - a combination the midwife would later curse me for.· As a change from mashed or baked potatoes, prepare scalloped potatoes.· Listed below are a few reasons to bake a potato.· See, e-mail is a baked potato chip as opposed to a greasy, fried one.
· Explanation Both baking powder and baking soda are used in baking cakes and some breads.· Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.· Ask the students if they know what baking powder and baking soda are used for. 2.
· Place on baking sheets and bake for 10-15 minutes.· Place the almonds on a baking sheet and bake them, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes.· Place on baking sheets and bake four about 10 minutes until crisp and golden.· Put the pie directly on the cookie sheet for baking.
· Explanation Both baking powder and baking soda are used in baking cakes and some breads.
· Mix together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.· Sprinkleinch layer of sugar on a small baking sheet.· This rich egg bread, sweetened with sugar, is generally baked into bone shapes.· Follow-up Bring other substances such as sugar, baking soda, or corn syrup to dissolve in water.· In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pepper.· Mix and sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and stir in almonds.· For the crust, stir the flour, cornmeal, sugar and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl.
· As the sun bakes out the last moisture from the mud, the mucus turns to parchment.· Just heat up that miserable tent with the sun and bake me out.· If the craft had kept the same attitude permanently, then that side facing the Sun would have baked.· The sun had baked the ploughed land into a grey mass, with little cracks running through it.· Part of his intestine lay slopped out on the scooped soil of the shellhole where the sun began to bake it.· Where fishermen once set out to sea, now travellers stop to soak up the sun which bakes the sandy shores.
· Wash walls with a solution of two tablespoons of baking soda to one quart warm water.· In a cup, dissolve one tablespoon of baking soda in one tablespoon of water.· Wash the inside walls of the refrigerator with a solution of 2 tablespoons baking soda to 1 quart water.
· Brighten piano keys with a paste of baking soda and water.· Wash the interior with baking soda water or mild detergent.
VERB· Sprinkle with onion salt and nutmeg. Cover and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.· Set aside, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Cover and bake for 20 minutes.· Add rabbit pieces. Cover pot and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.
· Press dough into a greased 9-by-11-inch baking pan.· Place in 9-inch greased round baking dish.· Spread mixture in a greased 8-inch square baking pan.
· Let stand while preparing cake batter. Sift flour, baking powder and salt on to wax paper.· In a medium-sized bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.· Add vanilla to milk. Sift salt, baking soda and flour together.
I’m baking some bread. baked potatoes Bake at 250 degrees for 20 minutes.► see thesaurus at cook2to make something become hard by heating it: The bricks were baked in the sun. → baking1, half-bakedGRAMMARBake belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.• You can say: · Bake the cake for 40 minutes. In this sentence, ‘the cake’ is the object of bake.• You can also say: · The cake should bake for 40 minutes. In this sentence, ‘the cake’ is the subject of bake.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS