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Fried

1 American  
[freed, freet] / frid, frit /

noun

  1. Alfred Hermann 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.

fried 2 American  
[frahyd] / fraɪd /

adjective

  1. cooked in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.

  2. Slang.

    1. drunk; inebriated.

    2. intoxicated from drugs; high.

    3. exhausted or incapacitated through intemperance; burned-out.

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of fry.

fried British  
/ fraɪd /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of fry 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • refried adjective
  • unfried adjective

Etymology

Origin of fried

First recorded in 1350–1400, for the adjective

Example Sentences

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Pork chops, fried chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, a trough of Caesar salad, steamed beans, fresh baked rolls, and of course sweet potato pie—all delicious, especially the pie.

From Literature

Onion and bacon tend to point elsewhere: perhaps a baked potato soup, or a congee-style porridge finished with a fried egg.

From Salon

Till, a 33-year-old digital creator from Bristol, regularly posts food reviews on her TikTok feed covering most cuisines, but fried chicken is her speciality.

From BBC

“I’ve got a hankering for your good fried chicken,” I told my aunt.

From Literature

"I don't want to go to school," he said, when his mother set a fried egg in front of him on Monday morning.

From Literature

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