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fried

1 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 2 American  
[freed, freet] / frid, frit /

noun

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

fried British  
/ fraɪd /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of fry 1

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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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Inside the convenience store, patrons chatted cheerfully as they waited for the shrimp fried rice and fish strips that make Food N’ Geaux a neighborhood staple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The strips were then fried in soybean oil heated to 180 degrees Celsius.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Alongside heaping plates of spiced rice — filled with generous chunks of tender mutton and buttery marrow and slivers of fried golden onions — were bowls of a humble condiment.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

On a journey from the country's largest city Yangon to the capital Naypyidaw AFP journalists sat in air-conditioned carriages full of travellers napping and sharing tea, fried rice and instant noodles.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

One time she couldn’t quite make herself eat what looked like a fried egg afloat in pig fat and gristle, so Farmer slurped it down for her.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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