to bake
bake
beɪk
beik
brake

Definition & Meaning of "bake"in English

to bake
01

to cook food, usually in an oven, without any extra fat or liquid 

Transitive: to bake food
to bake definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
bake
3rd person singular
bakes
Present participle
baking
Past simple
baked
Past participle
baked
Examples
Bake the cookies at 350°F for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. 
02

(of food) to be cooked in an oven, with no extra liquid or fat 

Intransitive
to bake definition and meaning
Examples
The cookies bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. 
03

to expose something to dry heat, often from the sun or another source 

Transitive: to bake sth
Examples
The sun baked the clay until it became hard and dry. 
04

to become extremely hot due to prolonged exposure to the sun or intense heat 

Intransitive
Examples
The city was baking under the summer sun, with temperatures reaching over 100°F. 
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