grilled

CEFRA2

/ɡɹɪld/

adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Cooked directly over or under strong heat.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    As if cooked on a grill.

Examples

  • I don't like grilled fish, let alone raw fish.

  • The desert sun grilled him.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Cooked on a grill.

  2. Fitted with a grille.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of grill

More examples

In context

  • The scorching sun grilled us.

  • After a day in the sun, he was more grilled than his hamburger.

  • She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The chef blank the steak over hot coals until it was medium rare.

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Origin

adjective

From grill + -ed.