bake
verb (used with object)
to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
bakes
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pluralof bake.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof bake (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
bakeverb (used with object)to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
Example Sentences
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Amber Waring, 27, from Devon, says she eats warm meals like stews and pasta bakes, and dances round the kitchen with her toddler while they cook to help keep warm.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
As Europe bakes under a second heatwave in as many months, Guterres delivered a speech in London that painted a stark picture of a planet that has just endured its 11 hottest years on record.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Analysts at KeyBanc suggested Monday that SpaceX’s stock price already bakes in sufficient optimism for the company’s ambitions.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
The kind who hosts, who braises, who bakes?
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
“Chris says Harry bakes the best rye bread he ever ate.”
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
