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to bake bread

to bake bread

7 1.1
To make bread by cooking dough in an oven
  • phrasal verb
  • /beɪk brɛd/
translation icon : hornear pan
  • She decided to bake bread from scratch for the family gathering this weekend.

While some folks turn to baking bread, I turn to science fiction to help process the changes.

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Examples

  • I remember Mrs. Warren used to bake bread in this kitchen.

    Neighbors (1981)

  • There are many brands and even local bakeries that bake bread like this.

    Blog text (31)

  • I want to bake bread.

    Devil's Gate (2004)

  • - I work over at the Flight Centre on... - I bake bread.

    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)

  • The smell of fresh-baked bread was rising from the kitchen just below, and he was hungry.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • When the smell of baked bread filled the air, everybody got excited and smiled at one another.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The delightful aroma of fresh-baked bread filled the air.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The place smells good: of freshly baked bread and brewed coffee.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The women who found time to raise vegetables, make preserves, and bake bread may have done so with great enjoyment and satisfaction.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Aromas of fresh coffee, exotic spices, and freshly baked bread pervade the air.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

to cook
vsto bake bread
∞ 1.0

To prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling or frying

is limited to making dough based items using an oven or similar appliance
to bake
vsto bake bread
388 1.0

To cook food in an oven with dry heat

is used for making a common dough based staple
to bake up
vsto bake bread
1 2.2

Make food in an oven like cakes or bread in a quick new way

is a regular method for producing a staple dough product

How Baked

to overbake
1 3.7
to bake bread
7 1.1

Surface Forms

bake bread infinitive
baked bread past
baked bread past participle
baking bread present participle
bakes bread third person singular

Morphology

bake + bread

The meaning 'to make bread by cooking dough' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bake' (cook with dry heat) and 'bread' (flour-based food). This literal verb + noun cooking action is common across languages and follows standard compositional patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

Bake bread shows a clear picture: someone puts dough into an oven and bakes it until it becomes bread. That's why the phrase means 'to make bread by cooking dough in an oven'.