cook · verb I or T /kʊk/
Word family
Nouns: cook, cooking
Verbs: cook
cook
A1 to prepare food and usually heat it
Dictionary examples:
I don't cook meat very often.
Who's cooking this evening?
He cooked us an enormous meal./He cooked an enormous meal for us.
Learner example:
I would like you to cook Camerounian traditional foods (Ndole, Pistache, Couscous, Khaki). (Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; Kurdish)
cook · noun C /kʊk/
Word family
Nouns: cook, cooking
Verbs: cook
cook
A2 someone who prepares and cooks food
Dictionary example:
She's a wonderful cook.
Learner example:
For example my mother wake[s] up at 4am. She is [a] cook like me. (Skills for Life (Entry 2); A2; Czech)
