cook1 verbcook2 noun
cookcook1 /kʊk/ ●●● S1 W3 verb 
VERB TABLE
cook
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | cook |
| he, she, it | cooks | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cooked |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cooked |
| he, she, it | has cooked | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cooked |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cook |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cooked |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am cooking |
| he, she, it | is cooking | |
| you, we, they | are cooking | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was cooking |
| you, we, they | were cooking | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cooking |
| he, she, it | has been cooking | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cooking |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cooking |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cooking |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Cover and cook slowly until beets are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Cover and simmer until the chicken finishes cooking.
- Do you want me to cook some pasta or something?
- I'm just too tired to cook after work.
- I usually cook a big meal on Sundays.
- In a large sauté pan, cook the bacon until crisp.
- Mom always says no when I offer to cook.
- Prick the potatoes with a fork before cooking them.
- The last time she cooked a meal for us we really enjoyed it.
- And the three hundred horsepower presumably needed to cook and dry the pulp?
- I always tried to teach Auguste to cook from Mr Dolby's recipes.
- Many people are timid about eating pork cooked less than well-done.
- Some Sharp models track the progress of the food as it cooks by assessing the moisture level.
- Then they killed one of the prisoners and began to cook their terrible meal.
- Will you be cooking for yourself, communally or in turns? 4.
THESAURUSto cook something
to prepare a meal or food for eating by using heat: · I offered to cook a meal for her.· Cook in a hot oven for 25 minutes.
to make a meal or a particular dish by cooking it or getting all the parts ready: · John was making dinner.· I think I’ll make a salad for lunch.
to make a meal or a particular dish by getting all the parts ready. Prepare is more formal than make: · The children helped to prepare the evening meal.· The dish takes a long time to prepare.
informal to cook a meal or dish quickly using whatever is available: · She soon rustled up a tasty soup.
especially American English to cook or prepare a meal – used about meals you make quickly: · Why don’t you take a nap while I fix dinner?
British English informal to make a particular type of food: · I could do you an omelette.· I was thinking of doing a fish pie when Michael comes.
ways 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 Activatorto cook something to prepare food or a meal by heating it, boiling it, frying it etc: · I'm just too tired to cook after work.· Prick the potatoes with a fork before cooking them.cook lunch/supper/a meal etc: · I usually cook a big meal on Sundays.cook (something) for somebody (=cook a meal for someone): · The last time she cooked a meal for us we really enjoyed it.
to make a meal or dish or type of food, either by cooking it or by preparing it in some other way: · My mother used to make delicious strawberry jam.· I think I'll make fish pie for supper.· I'll make the salad if you'll make the pasta.make lunch/dinner/supper etc: · When I got home, Martin was in the kitchen making lunch.make somebody something: · I'll make you some sandwiches to take with you.
especially British, spoken to cook or prepare a meal: · Sit down and let me get dinner.· Joey was downstairs getting the kids their breakfast.
especially American to make a meal or dish - use this about meals you make quickly, not about big, formal meals: fix breakfast/lunch/dinner etc: · I have to fix lunch now.fix somebody something: · If you're hungry, I can fix you some scrambled eggs.
to make a meal quickly using whatever food you have available: · She managed to rustle up a delicious meal with just a little salad and some eggs.rustle something up: · "I don't think there's any food in the house.'' "Don't worry, I'm sure we can rustle something up.''
written to make a meal, especially something that needs time, effort, or skill: · Prepare a vinaigrette dressing with olive oil, white wine vinegar, and mustard.· Some French dishes take hours to prepare.· Mrs Fujimoto prepared a delicious meal for them.
spoken informal to make a particular kind of food: do something: · I was thinking of doing fish tonight.do somebody something: · I could do you an omelette.
to make an unusual or unpleasant drink, dish, or medicine, by mixing together several different things: concoct something: · For the party, they had concocted a special cocktail containing, among other things, rum and vodka.concoct something out of: · Whenever I had a cold, my grandmother would concoct a remedy out of herbs, ginger, lemons and garlic.
to make a drink by mixing two or more liquids or substances together: · If they sell cocktails would you ask the bartender to mix a Harvey Wallbanger?· You can leave the meal cooking while you mix a drink for your guests.
: put the dinner/potatoes/vegetables etc on to start cooking something: · Can we put the dinner on? I'm starved.· They'll be here soon. You'd better put the steaks on.
if food is on , it is being cooked: · The soup is on, so dinner will be ready in about twenty minutes.· Okay, the chicken is on. What can I do now?
ways 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.
not cooked raw food has not been cooked: · Sushi consists of raw fish and rice.· a salad made with nuts, raisins and raw carrots· If you can't resist snacking between meals, eat something healthy such as fruit or raw vegetables.
uncooked food has not yet been cooked, but should be cooked before it is eaten: · Uncooked meat should be stored separately.· Spoon the sauce into large uncooked pasta shells.
informal not cooked for long enough: · It can be dangerous to eat undercooked pork.· The potatoes were underdone.· The poultry wasn't cooked and the fish was practically raw.
cooked too much food that is overcooked or overdone has been cooked too much and does not taste nice: · The steak's a little overdone.· I hate overcooked vegetables.
to cook food for too long, or too close to the heat, so that it becomes black on the outside: · Oh, no! I've burnt the chicken!· The muffins are a little burned on the bottom.
the activity of cooking the activity of cooking: · His hobbies include cooking and wine-making.do the cooking: · Who does the cooking in your house?
British the activity or study of cooking: · My favourite subject at school was cookery.· Ken Lowery, a cookery expert, will be giving free demonstrations from 4.30 until 7.00.· She studied at a vegetarian cookery school in London.
a style of cooking the way food is cooked by a particular person or in a particular place: · I can recommend that new Greek restaurant. Their cooking is excellent.· Stop criticizing my cooking!French/Chinese/Italian etc cooking: · Karen loves Italian cooking.· Maybe you should take a Chinese cooking class.home cooking (=cooking that you do at home): · There's nothing like home cooking.
British the way food is cooked in a particular place: · Annatto is a small seed used in Latin American cookery.· Puddings are a great speciality of British cookery.
formal the style of cooking of a particular country or place, especially when the food is very good: · Hungary has an excellent and internationally recognised cuisine.French/Italian/Chinese etc cuisine: · Trompe Le Monde features classic French cuisine served amid sumptuous surroundings.· Venetian cuisine is based on seafood and rice.
instructions for cooking a set of instructions for cooking a particular meal or type of food: · I'm not a great cook, but I can follow a recipe pretty well.· rabbit pie made to a traditional country reciperecipe for: · Could you give me the recipe for that chocolate cake?
also recipe/cookery book British a book that has instructions for preparing various dishes: · Peters is the author of the popular cookbook 'Doing it in the Kitchen'.· an illustrated cookbookFrench/Italian/Japanese etc cookbook: · We have several French cookbooks in stock.
something that is used in cooking: cooking utensils/oil/salt etc used for or in cooking , and not usually for anything else: · We keep all the cooking utensils on the bottom shelf.· That's cooking chocolate -- you shouldn't really eat it on its own.
formal used for or in cooking: · Mint is perhaps the best-known of culinary herbs.· The use of garlic, whether for medicinal or culinary purposes, dates back several centuries.
someone who cooks someone who cooks food, either as their job or for pleasure: · Jane used to work as a cook in an Italian restaurant.a good/excellent/terrible cook (=someone who is very good or very bad at cooking): · Frank's a very good cook.
a cook in a restaurant or hotel, especially one who has been trained in a special school to do this work: · Marco's ambition had been to become a chef in one of the big hotels.· Sagin is a 31-year-old French chef living and working in Montreal.
to change facts or information in a dishonest way to dishonestly change the meaning of a piece of information or of something that someone has said, in order to get some advantage for yourself or to support your own opinion: · The lawyers twisted everything I said to make it look as if I was guilty.· Every time I try to talk to him about it, he just twists everything I say.· Write very clearly so that no one can twist your meaning.
to give people a wrong idea about someone or their opinions, by what you write or say: · Your reporter has completely misrepresented my opinions about immigration.· Many women feel that the history books either ignore or misrepresent them.
to explain facts, statements etc in a way that makes them seem different from what they really are: · Newspaper readers are usually given a simplified and often distorted version of events.· These incidents were grossly distorted by police witnesses.distort the truth/the facts: · Journalists were accused of sensationalizing the story and distorting the facts.
to dishonestly change official documents or records so that they contain false information: · She falsified her birth certificate to get the job.· A whole team was kept busy falsifying official government records.· Their accounts had been falsified over a long period of time
to pretend that you think someone has said something that is not what they actually said or meant: · I didn't mean that at all -- you're just putting words into my mouth!· You're putting words into her mouth. You don't know what she thinks.
informal to dishonestly change a company's financial records, in order to steal money: · We've just found out Alec's been cooking the books.· The directors of the company made millions from cooking the books before the fraud investigators caught them.
if a government, film company etc rewrites history, it deceives people by pretending that particular historical events did not really happen or that they happened differently: · Hollywood has been accused of rewriting history, by once again denying the role played by African Americans.
to invent a false story, excuse, name etc to think of a story, excuse, explanation etc that is not true, especially in order to deceive people or to protect yourself: make up something: · I gave her the wrong name, and made up a telephone number with a Los Angeles area code.make something/it up: · You don't have to tell him why, just make something up.
to think of a story, excuse, name etc that is not true in order to deceive people: · I invented reasons for never seeing him again.· He began inventing excuses for why he had done nothing to help.· He invented fictional ancestors and a family history to impress the girls.
formal to think of a false story, piece of information etc in order to deceive people or prevent them from discovering the truth: · Officials were accused of fabricating the evidence that was given at the trial.· The woman said she fabricated her testimony because she thought she was going to get a $10,000 reward.
informal /concoct formal to spend time thinking of a false story, excuse, plant etc, especially with other people: · I cooked up an excuse so I could leave early.· His lawyers concocted a theory that the police had planted the evidence against him.cook up a scheme: · He cooked up some crazy scheme for making money, and ended up being arrested.
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 THE ENTRYnouns
good old-fashioned home cooking
· Shall I cook the meal tonight?
· Kate was in the kitchen cooking dinner.
· The book also gives advice on healthy ways of cooking food.
· Cook the pasta for about 8 minutes.
adverbs (=on a low heat)· Reduce the heat and cook gently for 20 minutes.
(=until it has definitely cooked for a long enough time)· Beans should always be cooked well.
(=in the middle as well as on the outside)· Fry the fish until golden and cooked through.
(=until all of it is equally well cooked)· Turn the pie several times to cook it evenly.
phrases (=be cooked exactly the right amount, so it is perfect)· All the dishes were cooked to perfection by the French chef.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=bacon, egg, toast etc)· Do you feel like having a cooked breakfast?
(=chocolate to use in cooking)· Melt the cooking chocolate and spread it over the tray.
· I offered to cook dinner.
· Who does the cooking in your family?
· The rooms all have cooking facilities and a fridge.
· They cooked strips of meat over a wood fire.
· I think I’ll cook fish tonight.
· I have to cook some food for this evening.
good old-fashioned home cooking· The cooking instructions can be found on the side of the packet.
(also prepare a meal formal)· Who cooks most of the meals?
· How will I know when the meat is cooked?
· Most recipes come with added cooking tips.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Fry or grill the steaks in their own juices until they are cooked through and golden brown. 2.· Test one to see if center is cooked through.· Fry fish in batches until golden and cooked through, turning occasionally. 6 Serve with chips and minted peas.· Simmer until livers are just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.· To make sure the meat is cooked through, you should use a meat thermometer.· Bake in a 350-degree oven for 20 minutes or until cooked through.· Grill for 5-10 minutes, turning occasionally until the bacon is crisp and sausages are cooked through.· Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until cooked through.
· And there's more to be cooked up yet.· As for new ideas, yes, the Apple folks cooked up a thick stew of them.· A real love song is infinitely more appropriate for Christmas than a trashy song cooked up as a commercial gimmick.· I guess all this shows that Wente can cook up a pretty good deal as well.· And you can use these more unusual varieties to cook up some tasty and nourishing dishes.· This is no disgrace, to cook up beans and cornbread and make it last.· I have vetoed other business arrangements you have cooked up - nothing new about that!· And you can use your own scanned-in photos or designs you cooked up in other programs.
NOUN· Soon I saw a small hut where an old man was cooking his breakfast over a fire.· When I rose at five Peter had already finished cooking both breakfast and lunch.· I haven't cooked a large breakfast.· Aida, our maid, arrived to cook me breakfast.· It would take a time to catch and then she could heat the water & cook Alisdair's breakfast.· When guests awaken, Hodges will be at the ready to cook breakfast.· She went down to the kitchen and cooked herself a large breakfast.· Ordinarily, he would have been down in the kitchen at that hour, cooking breakfast and preparing to start the day.
· Tropicana - cooked diced chicken mixed with sour cream and fresh mango. 5.· While the sauce is cooking, carve the chicken and place on a warm platter.· Eastern Promise - cooked, diced chicken, celery and walnuts mixed together with curried mayonnaise. 7.· Ask an adult to cut as much of the meat away from a cooked chicken leg bone as possible. 2.· There had been a dinner cooked, turkey or chicken with sausages, roast potatoes and stuffing.
· Make believe dinner is being cooked by a group of under 5 children in the playhouse.· On others she presided over family dinners cooked on Sunday afternoons for children who were now gray with age.· There had been a dinner cooked, turkey or chicken with sausages, roast potatoes and stuffing.· Especially that marvellous dinner you cooked.· He cooks dinner and he cooks breakfast, things like that.
· A shelf allows more food to be cooked at the same time, though the cooking times will be longer.· As long as I could get some food down him I cooked whatever he liked.· The food must be properly cooked to ensure the diners don't go down with food poisoning.· In the kitchen, the food continues to be cooked on a charcoal fire, the fuel of the very poor.· The food is freshly cooked using local ingredients.· The fact that foods can be cooked in olestra is an important point for snack manufacturers.· The food is freshly cooked using produce from the kitchen garden and local produce as much as possible.· I got my own food cooking in my room thins afternoon.
· Middle-class families get their investment back in two to three years if they cook half their lunch every day in the cooker.· When I rose at five Peter had already finished cooking both breakfast and lunch.· She was sweeping out the yard while Bella cooked the lunch and sang to the baby.· I usually cooked Sunday lunch after we got back from church.· She had cooked the lunch in it.· And I cooked this superb lunch.· She was worried because she knew that the Copleys were waiting for her to cook lunch.· As for Christmas Day itself, don't panic if you're cooking a big turkey lunch for the very first time.
· If you want potatoes with your meal, cook them more often as boiled or jacket potatoes rather than as chips.· Each leg involved an overnight in berths made up by Tokimo and meals he cooked.· Perfect for quick meals, it cooks and browns so the food tastes good and looks good, too.· We had all gathered to eat a meal cooked by Rex.· The meals are cooked at the pub and taken down the road in special insulated containers.· Back home almost every meal is cooked from fresh food.· His suits always went to the cleaner's on time, and his meals were always cooked for him.· He came and had a glass of wine with us while we ate the meal he'd cooked.
· Set aside and then cook your meat and fish.· Tightly wrap or store in covered containers all cooked meat, poultry, and fish and shellfish and refrigerate them promptly.· We further demonstrate our human uniqueness by cooking the meat.· Any leftover cooked buffalo meat from roasts can be added just long enough to warm it thoroughly.· They cooked strips of its meat over a fierce wood fire, but the old man's appetite was small.· Perhaps it should be noted that many persons will think that three ounces of cooked lean meat make a stingy portion.· If you thaw by microwave, cook the meat immediately.· Jerky is dried, not cooked, meat and can be easily made at home with any of the red meat game.
· The food is then pushed out of its protective package and left in its serving dish to be cooked in a hot-air oven.· Cover and cook in preheated oven for 45 minutes.· Cover and cook in a preheated oven at 180C, 350F or Gas Mark 4 for 20-30 minutes.· Alternatively, to cook in a conventional oven, place the chicken and mushrooms in an ovenproof dish.· Cover and cook in the oven for twenty minutes or so. 4.· Who would want to cook with an oven such as this?· Four thick slices cooked slowly in the oven in a small covered pyrex casserole with salt and black pepper.
· Blend the cornflour with a tablespoon of water, add to the pan and cook the sauce until thickened.· In a large saute pan, cook the pork in batches over high heat until browned on all sides.· Place in a hot heavy-based pan or wok and cook until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.· He covers the frying pan and cooks his sandwich until the bottom gets golden and crisp and then flips it over.· Remove the liver from the pan and reserve the cooking liquor.· Add sherry to saute pan with cooking liquid, simmer briefly, and adjust seasoning.· Heat oil in non-stick frying pan and cook sandwich for 3 mins, pressing down firmly with fish slice before turning over.· In almost all instances, cook fresh mushrooms quickly in a little butter or olive oil in a hot saute pan.
· A friend of his father said he could get Isaac a job making cooking pots in Ivory Coast.· I just love to cook a pot of beans.· Without running water, women wash their cooking pots in the street.· While the meat barbecued and the cooking pots steamed, the captain explained to me the use of a large earthenware jar.· Too big for a cooking pot, too small for a bath, Mrs Kim-Soon decided.
· While the Quorn mixture is cooking, cook the rice according to the instructions.· Our kitchenware consisted of two pots, one for cooking rice and the other for soup or stew.· Place cooked rice sticks in a paper bag and store at room temperature until ready to use.· Pour the Quorn mixture over the cooked rice and serve immediately.· Add the cooked brown rice, honey, and buttermilk and mix.· Check the seasoning of the sauce, pile the cooked rice on to a serving dish and pour the chicken mixture over.· Our attempts to save fresh water by mixing in seawater when cooking rice or noodles had not had much success.
· Mrs McGill fries bread for breakfast, takes Chas to bed, cooks supper, lights oil lamp and nurses Nana.· They had cooked groats for supper.· While Janine and John cooked supper, he led us on a trek through the woods and around the two-mile meadow.· I was starting to think about cooking some supper when I heard music.· He left them cooking each other supper and drinking brandy.· After dark, I got under cover to cook my supper.· Time and again he had asked her to cook them for his supper, when she could at least bake them in a hot oven.· Little groups stood about talking of the war or Brighton or what they were going to cook for supper.
VERB· Mix well and continue to cook over a low heat for a further 20 minutes or until the meat is tender.· If stocks need to be further reduced because of storage limitations, continue cooking at a gentle simmer.· Add a can of liver spread and continue cooking for five minutes.· Turn and continue cooking on the other side, approximately 4 to 5 minutes.· As she settled back down it continued to cook and burst into flames.· Deglaze pan with Armagnac and continue cooking for 30 seconds.· Add the salt and garam masala and continue cooking over a low heat for 5-7 minutes.· Madame Wong continues to cook every day, and is still inventing dishes.
· Kate loved learning to cook for them.· The kitchen was where Ralph spent his free time too, learning to cook.· They learn to cook for the family while standing on a chair by the stove.· Now that there were no servants, Helen was learning to cook.· The broccoli that no one in the South had learned to cook, only to boil?· They are very learned about cooking in San Francisco-people seem to expect as a matter of course things which we consider luxurious.· Instead of sitting around feeling sorry for herself, she decided to learn to cook.· As a child she learned cooking at her grandmother's side, and, indeed, a toque was born.
· I like to cook recipes that foolproof, able to wait or take a moment to finish before serving.· If you like your potatoes cooked from scratch, experiment with Yukon Golds.· Evening meals are by prior arrangement only, and generally Marypen likes to cook for her guests three times a week.· But a country pub is where I'd really like to cook.
· Kate loved learning to cook for them.· I just love to cook a pot of beans.· Jack loves my cooking but I suspect that's because he so rarely gets it.· They both loved to cook, and especially loved to cook what they considered healthy food.· I love to cook and bake.
· I was starting to think about cooking some supper when I heard music.· The women used to start cooking at sunup, here at the house or down at camp.· Before he'd started cooking it he thought he wasn't hungry.· Irene: Well, when we got married we started cooking the way Ma did, all of us.· Ammunition from the burning aircraft on the flight deck starts cooking off, spraying the deck with shrapnel.· Always start cooking meat with the fat or skin side down.· These were the years I started to cook.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► chief cook and bottle washer► ethnic cooking/fashion/design etc► wet through/cooked through etc
- Officials at the bank were found to have cooked the books.
- The directors of the company made millions from cooking the books before the fraud investigators caught them.
- We've just found out Alec's been cooking the books.
- Lost himself in a welter of ambitions, unsafe buildings, cheaper materials; he cooked the books to make more blocks.
- Martin I hate to disturb you when you're cooking the books, but there's a delivery.
- One solution would be to make the cities more habitable, but a much more sure-fire way is cooking the books.
- When it came to cooking the books, Dennis was in the Raymond Blanc class.
- Hey, guys! What's cooking?
- The band is really cooking tonight.
- Once in a while, think about why you are cooking, serving and eating together as a family.
- Soon I saw a small hut where an old man was cooking his breakfast over a fire.
- We were cooking for ourselves so we settled in for the evening and made ourselves comfortable.
- While boar is cooking, saute mushrooms in remaining 1 tablespoon of butter until lightly golden brown; set aside.
- While parsnips are cooking, in a small skillet, saute onion and saffron in butter until soft but not browned.
- While sauce is cooking, in another large saute pan, saute apple wedges in butter until lightly browned.
- While the buns were cooking members were divided into teams.
- While the rice is cooking, add the saffron to the stock and allow to stand. 4.
- Laundry flew from the flagpoles; windows were broken or boarded-up; there were cooking fires in the roads.
- Once in a while, think about why you are cooking, serving and eating together as a family.
- Soon I saw a small hut where an old man was cooking his breakfast over a fire.
- The air was rippling with heat above the goats, as if they were cooking.
- The East Village was cooking then.
- While parsnips are cooking, in a small skillet, saute onion and saffron in butter until soft but not browned.
- While the Quorn mixture is cooking, cook the rice according to the instructions.
- While the rice is cooking, add the saffron to the stock and allow to stand. 4.
- Employment Hotel managers and assistant managers held about 105, 000 wage and salary jobs in 1994.
- He started at the Town House in 1991, working as assistant manager from 1997 to 1999.
- He worked his way up from kitchen porter, assistant cook, employment at a casino and by painting and decorating.
- Hotel managers and assistant managers strive to ensure their guests will have a pleasant stay.
- One of his teammates will be former Darlington assistant manager Tony McAndrew.
- She and assistant manager Lance Green had been instructed to improve profits at the expense of Burger King.
- The, the, the late director was pushed and knocked down I guess when he was assistant director.
- West Ham's assistant manager Harry Redknapp has been another victim of a fans' fit-up.
- After the church service he was conducted to a house ready prepared, where a regal feast was laid before him.
- Anyone who has given online demonstrations and experienced systems breakdown, will appreciate the advantage of having alternative ready prepared demonstration material!
- Brownie albums were provided, with spaces ready prepared for slotting in a sequence of the snapshots.
- But fresh potatoes are less expensive than many of the dehydrated and ready prepared and frozen products.
- Freezer: Pack of steaks, beefburgers, fish-fingers, peas, runner beans, ready cooked curry meal, cod.
- Microwave combination ovens can successfully prime cook fresh and frozen foods and regenerate ready cooked dishes from chilled and frozen.
- She danced up a storm at an Alexandria, Va., club where the Desperadoes played right after the election.
- They are blowing trumpets singing up a storm and waving as they walk past us.
WORD FAMILYnouncookcookercookerycookingadjectivecooked ≠ uncookedovercooked ≠ undercookedcookingverbcookovercook ≠ undercook
1[intransitive, transitive] to prepare food for eating by using heat: Where did you learn to cook? Cook the sauce over a low heat for ten minutes.cook a meal/dinner/breakfast etc I’m usually too tired to cook an evening meal.cook something for supper/lunch/dinner etc He was cooking rice for supper.cook somebody something She cooked them all a good dinner every night.cook (something) for somebody I promised I’d cook for them. slices of cooked ham a cooked breakfast2[intransitive] to be prepared for eating by using heat: He could smell something delicious cooking. Hamburgers were cooking in the kitchen.3cook the books to dishonestly change official records and figures in order to steal money or give people false information: The Government was cooking the books and misleading the public.4be cooking informal to be being planned in a secret way: They’ve got something cooking, and I don’t think I like it.5be cooking (with gas) spoken used to say that someone is doing something very well: The band’s really cooking tonight.GRAMMARCook belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.• You can say: · I’m cooking some pasta. In this sentence, ‘some pasta’ is the object of cook.• You can say: · Some pasta is cooking. In this sentence, ‘some pasta’ is the subject of cook.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSCOLLOCATIONSnounscook a meal· Shall I cook the meal tonight?cook breakfast/lunch/dinner· Kate was in the kitchen cooking dinner.cook food· The book also gives advice on healthy ways of cooking food.cook rice/pasta/sausages etc· Cook the pasta for about 8 minutes.adverbscook something gently/slowly (=on a low heat)· Reduce the heat and cook gently for 20 minutes.cook something well/thoroughly (=until it has definitely cooked for a long enough time)· Beans should always be cooked well.be cooked through (=in the middle as well as on the outside)· Fry the fish until golden and cooked through.cook something evenly (=until all of it is equally well cooked)· Turn the pie several times to cook it evenly.phrasesbe cooked to perfection (=be cooked exactly the right amount, so it is perfect)· All the dishes were cooked to perfection by the French chef.THESAURUSto cook somethingcook to prepare a meal or food for eating by using heat: · I offered to cook a meal for her.· Cook in a hot oven for 25 minutes.make to make a meal or a particular dish by cooking it or getting all the parts ready: · John was making dinner.· I think I’ll make a salad for lunch.prepare to make a meal or a particular dish by getting all the parts ready. Prepare is more formal than make: · The children helped to prepare the evening meal.· The dish takes a long time to prepare.rustle up /ˈrʌsəl/ informal to cook a meal or dish quickly using whatever is available: · She soon rustled up a tasty soup.fix especially American English to cook or prepare a meal – used about meals you make quickly: · Why don’t you take a nap while I fix dinner?do British English informal to make a particular type of food: · I could do you an omelette.· I was thinking of doing a fish pie when Michael comes.ways of cooking somethingbake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: · Tom baked a cake for my birthday.roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: · Roast the potatoes for an hour.fry to cook food in hot oil: · She was frying some mushrooms.stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: · stir-fried tofu and bean sproutssauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: · Sauté the potatoes in butter.grill to cook food over or under strong heat: · grilled fishbroil American English to cook food under heat: · broiled fishboil to cook something in very hot water: · He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg.· English people seem to love boiled vegetables.steam to cook vegetables over hot water: · Steam the rice for 15 minutes.poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: · poached salmontoast to cook the outside surfaces of bread: · toasted muffinsbarbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: · I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.microwave to cook food in a microwave oven: · The beans can be microwaved.cook something ↔ up phrasal verb1to prepare food, especially quickly: Every night he cooked up a big casserole.2informal to invent an excuse, reason, plan etc, especially one that is slightly dishonest or unlikely to work: the plan that Graham and Dempster had cooked upcook1 verbcook2 noun
cookcook2 ●●● S2 noun [countable] WORD ORIGINcook2
Origin:
Old English coc, from Latin coquus, from coquere ‘to cook’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Frank's a very good cook.
- Jane used to work as a cook in an Italian restaurant.
- She's a cook for one of the airlines.
- This column takes a look at local cooks, their culinary likes and dislikes and favorite recipes.
Longman Language Activatorto cook something
to prepare food or a meal by heating it, boiling it, frying it etc: · I'm just too tired to cook after work.· Prick the potatoes with a fork before cooking them.cook lunch/supper/a meal etc: · I usually cook a big meal on Sundays.cook (something) for somebody (=cook a meal for someone): · The last time she cooked a meal for us we really enjoyed it.
to make a meal or dish or type of food, either by cooking it or by preparing it in some other way: · My mother used to make delicious strawberry jam.· I think I'll make fish pie for supper.· I'll make the salad if you'll make the pasta.make lunch/dinner/supper etc: · When I got home, Martin was in the kitchen making lunch.make somebody something: · I'll make you some sandwiches to take with you.
especially British, spoken to cook or prepare a meal: · Sit down and let me get dinner.· Joey was downstairs getting the kids their breakfast.
especially American to make a meal or dish - use this about meals you make quickly, not about big, formal meals: fix breakfast/lunch/dinner etc: · I have to fix lunch now.fix somebody something: · If you're hungry, I can fix you some scrambled eggs.
to make a meal quickly using whatever food you have available: · She managed to rustle up a delicious meal with just a little salad and some eggs.rustle something up: · "I don't think there's any food in the house.'' "Don't worry, I'm sure we can rustle something up.''
written to make a meal, especially something that needs time, effort, or skill: · Prepare a vinaigrette dressing with olive oil, white wine vinegar, and mustard.· Some French dishes take hours to prepare.· Mrs Fujimoto prepared a delicious meal for them.
spoken informal to make a particular kind of food: do something: · I was thinking of doing fish tonight.do somebody something: · I could do you an omelette.
to make an unusual or unpleasant drink, dish, or medicine, by mixing together several different things: concoct something: · For the party, they had concocted a special cocktail containing, among other things, rum and vodka.concoct something out of: · Whenever I had a cold, my grandmother would concoct a remedy out of herbs, ginger, lemons and garlic.
to make a drink by mixing two or more liquids or substances together: · If they sell cocktails would you ask the bartender to mix a Harvey Wallbanger?· You can leave the meal cooking while you mix a drink for your guests.
: put the dinner/potatoes/vegetables etc on to start cooking something: · Can we put the dinner on? I'm starved.· They'll be here soon. You'd better put the steaks on.
if food is on , it is being cooked: · The soup is on, so dinner will be ready in about twenty minutes.· Okay, the chicken is on. What can I do now?
ways 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.
not cooked raw food has not been cooked: · Sushi consists of raw fish and rice.· a salad made with nuts, raisins and raw carrots· If you can't resist snacking between meals, eat something healthy such as fruit or raw vegetables.
uncooked food has not yet been cooked, but should be cooked before it is eaten: · Uncooked meat should be stored separately.· Spoon the sauce into large uncooked pasta shells.
informal not cooked for long enough: · It can be dangerous to eat undercooked pork.· The potatoes were underdone.· The poultry wasn't cooked and the fish was practically raw.
cooked too much food that is overcooked or overdone has been cooked too much and does not taste nice: · The steak's a little overdone.· I hate overcooked vegetables.
to cook food for too long, or too close to the heat, so that it becomes black on the outside: · Oh, no! I've burnt the chicken!· The muffins are a little burned on the bottom.
the activity of cooking the activity of cooking: · His hobbies include cooking and wine-making.do the cooking: · Who does the cooking in your house?
British the activity or study of cooking: · My favourite subject at school was cookery.· Ken Lowery, a cookery expert, will be giving free demonstrations from 4.30 until 7.00.· She studied at a vegetarian cookery school in London.
a style of cooking the way food is cooked by a particular person or in a particular place: · I can recommend that new Greek restaurant. Their cooking is excellent.· Stop criticizing my cooking!French/Chinese/Italian etc cooking: · Karen loves Italian cooking.· Maybe you should take a Chinese cooking class.home cooking (=cooking that you do at home): · There's nothing like home cooking.
British the way food is cooked in a particular place: · Annatto is a small seed used in Latin American cookery.· Puddings are a great speciality of British cookery.
formal the style of cooking of a particular country or place, especially when the food is very good: · Hungary has an excellent and internationally recognised cuisine.French/Italian/Chinese etc cuisine: · Trompe Le Monde features classic French cuisine served amid sumptuous surroundings.· Venetian cuisine is based on seafood and rice.
instructions for cooking a set of instructions for cooking a particular meal or type of food: · I'm not a great cook, but I can follow a recipe pretty well.· rabbit pie made to a traditional country reciperecipe for: · Could you give me the recipe for that chocolate cake?
also recipe/cookery book British a book that has instructions for preparing various dishes: · Peters is the author of the popular cookbook 'Doing it in the Kitchen'.· an illustrated cookbookFrench/Italian/Japanese etc cookbook: · We have several French cookbooks in stock.
something that is used in cooking: cooking utensils/oil/salt etc used for or in cooking , and not usually for anything else: · We keep all the cooking utensils on the bottom shelf.· That's cooking chocolate -- you shouldn't really eat it on its own.
formal used for or in cooking: · Mint is perhaps the best-known of culinary herbs.· The use of garlic, whether for medicinal or culinary purposes, dates back several centuries.
someone who cooks someone who cooks food, either as their job or for pleasure: · Jane used to work as a cook in an Italian restaurant.a good/excellent/terrible cook (=someone who is very good or very bad at cooking): · Frank's a very good cook.
a cook in a restaurant or hotel, especially one who has been trained in a special school to do this work: · Marco's ambition had been to become a chef in one of the big hotels.· Sagin is a 31-year-old French chef living and working in Montreal.
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 good old-fashioned home cooking
(=bacon, egg, toast etc)· Do you feel like having a cooked breakfast?
(=chocolate to use in cooking)· Melt the cooking chocolate and spread it over the tray.
· I offered to cook dinner.
· Who does the cooking in your family?
· The rooms all have cooking facilities and a fridge.
· They cooked strips of meat over a wood fire.
· I think I’ll cook fish tonight.
· I have to cook some food for this evening.
good old-fashioned home cooking· The cooking instructions can be found on the side of the packet.
(also prepare a meal formal)· Who cooks most of the meals?
· How will I know when the meat is cooked?
· Most recipes come with added cooking tips.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· He worked his way up from kitchen porter, assistant cook, employment at a casino and by painting and decorating.· The assistant cooks toyed with salamanders and spits without interest.· The assistant cooks heaved on the rope and the cook pot lurched slowly backwards.
· He is a good cook, isn't he?· My aunt and I are good cooks.· Mrs Wood was a very good cook.· The best cooks never submerge an iron skillet in dishwater.· Nils may be a good cook, but his time will be better spent away from the galley.· She is not a good cook.· Zelah was a good cook and he enjoyed the meal.· Of motivation to get good grades in school or to be a good cook?
· She lived in the country with her husband and she was a great cook.· Father was a great cook and seemed to use every pot in San Francisco.· My mom and aunts were great cooks.· Janie had become a great cook and provided us pleasure in her meals.· Not that he was a great cook, of course.
· She was such a hard worker and a wonderful cook.
NOUN· You have to get out the cook books and the fancy attachments for the food processor.
· The increasing emphasis on meatless meals in restaurants and in cookbooks also provides inspiration to home cooks minding a budget.· No home cook could achieve the quick sear of the restaurant's special oven, which reaches about 1,500 degrees.· This might, in part, explain the resistance many home cooks have to making fresh stocks.· Taking careful note, Zahler then adapted the recipes for the home cook and put together this beguiling book.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► chief cook and bottle washer► ethnic cooking/fashion/design etc► wet through/cooked through etc
- As a result, the adult John is obsessed with food, has an overstocked fridge and is a good cook.
- Franca, said to be a good cook, was not a good cook, just an ingenious cook.
- He is a good cook, isn't he?
- My aunt and I are good cooks.
- Nils may be a good cook, but his time will be better spent away from the galley.
- Of motivation to get good grades in school or to be a good cook?
- To be a good cook you have to do a lot of things precisely, but it requires no understanding.
- Zelah was a good cook and he enjoyed the meal.
- If too many cooks spoil the broth, too many Popes tarnish the faith!
- There were too many cooks, they said.
- Employment Hotel managers and assistant managers held about 105, 000 wage and salary jobs in 1994.
- He started at the Town House in 1991, working as assistant manager from 1997 to 1999.
- He worked his way up from kitchen porter, assistant cook, employment at a casino and by painting and decorating.
- Hotel managers and assistant managers strive to ensure their guests will have a pleasant stay.
- One of his teammates will be former Darlington assistant manager Tony McAndrew.
- She and assistant manager Lance Green had been instructed to improve profits at the expense of Burger King.
- The, the, the late director was pushed and knocked down I guess when he was assistant director.
- West Ham's assistant manager Harry Redknapp has been another victim of a fans' fit-up.
- After the church service he was conducted to a house ready prepared, where a regal feast was laid before him.
- Anyone who has given online demonstrations and experienced systems breakdown, will appreciate the advantage of having alternative ready prepared demonstration material!
- Brownie albums were provided, with spaces ready prepared for slotting in a sequence of the snapshots.
- But fresh potatoes are less expensive than many of the dehydrated and ready prepared and frozen products.
- Freezer: Pack of steaks, beefburgers, fish-fingers, peas, runner beans, ready cooked curry meal, cod.
- Microwave combination ovens can successfully prime cook fresh and frozen foods and regenerate ready cooked dishes from chilled and frozen.
- She danced up a storm at an Alexandria, Va., club where the Desperadoes played right after the election.
- They are blowing trumpets singing up a storm and waving as they walk past us.
WORD FAMILYnouncookcookercookerycookingadjectivecooked ≠ uncookedovercooked ≠ undercookedcookingverbcookovercook ≠ undercook
1someone who prepares and cooks food as their job SYN chef: He works as a cook in a local restaurant.2be a good/wonderful/terrible etc cook to be good or bad at preparing and cooking food3too many cooks (spoil the broth) used when you think there are too many people trying to do the same job at the same time, so that the job is not done well → chief cook and bottle-washer at chief1(3)