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Fry Fried Fraɪ Smell Bacon Frying Verb Bre

Word fry
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / fraɪ / NAmE / fraɪ /
Example
  • fried fish
  • the smell of bacon frying
  • you'll fry on the beach if you're not careful.
  • fry the vegetables gently in oil.
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fry

(verb)BrE / fraɪ / NAmE / fraɪ /
  1. to cook something in hot fat or oil; to be cooked in hot fat or oil
    • related noun fry-up
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fry-up
    • fried fish
    • the smell of bacon frying
  2. to be burnt by the sun
    • You'll fry on the beach if you're not careful.
  3. to have more important or more interesting things to do
  4. Extra Examples

    • Fry the vegetables gently in oil.
    • Add the onion, garlic and ginger and stir- fry for 10 seconds.
    • Heat the oil and deep-fry the carrot and cabbage.
    • I woke up to the smell of bacon frying.
    • fried fish/eggs

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they fry
    • he / she / it fries
    • past simple fried
    • past participle fried
    • -ing form frying

    Word Origin

    • verb Middle English: from Old French frire, from Latin frigere.
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