fry

CEFRA2

/fɹaɪ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To cook food in hot oil or fat.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A method of cooking food.

Examples

  • I like pea pods in my stir fry.

  • People will fry to a crisp in the sun today.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To cook (something) in hot fat.

  2. To cook in hot fat.

  3. To simmer; to boil.

More examples

In context

  • You'll fry if you go out in this sun with no sunblock on.

  • I am frying the eggs.

  • The eggs are frying.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English fryen, borrowed from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō (“to roast, fry”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵ- (“to roast, fry”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φρύγω (phrúgō, “to roast, bake”), Sanskrit भृज्जति (bhṛjjati, “to roast, grill, fry”), भृग् (bhṛg, “the crackling of fire”). Replaced native Middle English hirsten, from Old English hierstan (“to fry”).