bake

UK: beɪk | US: beɪk

Definition

  1. vt. to cook (food) by dry heat, typically in an oven

  2. vi. to become cooked by dry heat

  3. n. an act or instance of baking

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Etymology

The word "bake" traces back to Old English bacan, meaning "to cook by dry heat." It shares roots with Germanic languages (e.g., Dutch bakken, German backen) and likely originates from Proto-Indo-European bheg-, meaning "to warm" or "to roast." The word has retained its core meaning over centuries, reflecting its fundamental role in early cooking methods.

Examples

  1. She will bake a cake for the birthday party.

  2. The bread needs to bake for 30 minutes.

  3. The clay pots must bake in the kiln to harden.

  4. He loves to bake cookies on weekends.

  5. The desert sun seemed to bake the sand.