bake
verb (used with object)
to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
has baked
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present perfectof bake (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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During the day's first activity - the introduction round - he hands out French pastries he has baked himself, earning him wows from the crowd.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
To avoid waste, once the granola has baked, go ahead and slice the fruit into supremes—separating the flesh from the skin—and add those to your yogurt bowl, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
The slightly cooler weather follows several weeks of high temperatures in the region, brought about by a “heat dome” that has baked the entire Southwest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
"Mammals" has baked within it the presumption that viewers will understand that Jamie and Amandine had agreed to be monogamous.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2022
Madame Ruelle, somehow, has baked a crumb cake.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
