preheat

CEFRB1

/pɹiːˈhiːt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To heat an oven or appliance before cooking.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    The act of heating before another process.

Examples

  • Be sure to preheat the water before adding the pasta.

  • Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action.

More examples

In context

  • Preheat the oven to 130 degrees.

  • to preheat the oven for the casserole

  • to preheat the spare room for the guests

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The chef instructed us to blank the oven to the correct temperature before adding the food.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From pre- + heat.