bake

verb
UK: /beɪk/
US: /beɪk/

  1. To cook food in an oven without extra liquid or fat.

    1. I will bake a cake for the party tonight. [ ] [ ]
    2. She decided to bake some cookies because it was raining outside. [ ] [ ]

  2. To become hard because of exposure to heat.

    1. The clay will bake in the sun. [ ] [ ]
    2. The ground was baked hard by the long, hot summer. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

roast cook
bake noun

  1. Food that is cooked in an oven.

    1. This is a chocolate bake. [ ] [ ]
    2. The bake sale was a success. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "bake" in English means: To cook food in an oven without extra liquid or fat., To become hard because of exposure to heat..

The phonetic transcription of "bake" is /beɪk/ in British English and /beɪk/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bake": roast, cook.

Example usage of "bake": "I will bake a cake for the party tonight.". More examples on the page.