Word a Day
fry
What does fry mean?
fry (verb): to cook (something) in hot fat.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use fry in a sentence?
- Fry the pancakes. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce fry?
/fɹaɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does fry come from?
Inherited from Middle English fryen, borrowed from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “fry” mean?
to make a reply or response to
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be fully aware or cognizant of
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to become aware of; to observe
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to cook (something) in hot fat
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