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cook

How to use cook in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for cook.

Editorial note

That friend of mine posts pictures of food she makes all the time, and it inspires me to cook more.

Examples5
Definitions7
Parts of speech2

Quick take

someone who cooks food

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cook gathered in one view.

noun

someone who cooks food

noun

English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

verb

prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cook.

noun

someone who cooks food

noun

English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

verb

prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"

verb

prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

verb

transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"

verb

transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"

Example sentences

1

That friend of mine posts pictures of food she makes all the time, and it inspires me to cook more.

2

And, since I was working too many hours to cook, I couldn't justify going to the gym.

3

Life is full of little "just push through" moments: approaching a stranger, hanging out your washing, sitting down at your desk without opening reddit, being bothered to cook, not deleting your nearly-written comment.

4

" To me this sounds like the typical cook at Olive Garden who cannot possibly believe that any chef in a restaurant could ever do something other than opening a bag from the freezer and dumping the contents into the deep fryer.

5

There is a stark difference in hiring a cook to come over and cook - and when he's not cooking for you be able to have his own family, hobbies, political motivations and all the rest of his life - and having a cook who 'serves' you - full stop.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cook in a sentence?

That friend of mine posts pictures of food she makes all the time, and it inspires me to cook more.

What does cook mean?

someone who cooks food

What part of speech is cook?

cook is commonly used as noun, verb.