cook
/kʊk/verb
उच्चारण कुक
खाना पकाना; (आँकड़ों में) हेराफेरी करना
Basic word
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[T, I]
to prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling, baking or frying it; (informal) to change facts or figures dishonestly
खाना पकाना; (आँकड़ों में) हेराफेरी करना
- She cooks dal and rice.
- to cook the books
- I will cook dinner tonight if you do the washing-up.
+ 3 more examples
- He is learning to cook so that he can live alone in Delhi.
- Cook the lentils for about twenty minutes.
- The company was accused of cooking its accounts to hide the losses.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cook (sth) for sb
'For' names the person the food is made for. The verb can also take two objects: cook sb sth.
'For' उस व्यक्ति को बताता है जिसके लिए भोजन बनता है। इस क्रिया के दो objects भी हो सकते हैं: cook sb sth।
- Radhika cooked dinner for her guests.
- He cooked us a meal.
cook sth + manner / method
Time and method adverbs follow: cook slowly, cook over a low flame, cook in oil.
समय और विधि बताने वाले adverbs बाद में आते हैं: cook slowly, cook over a low flame, cook in oil।
- Cook the lentils for twenty minutes.
- The vegetables are cooked in ghee.
cook (intransitive) and 'be cooking'
Food cooks when it is heated. 'What's cooking?' asks what is happening. The continuous is often used for plans.
गर्म होने पर भोजन पकता है। 'What's cooking?' का अर्थ क्या हो रहा है पूछना है। योजनाओं के लिए continuous रूप आम है।
- The rice is cooking on the stove.
- What's cooking in the kitchen?
cook the books (informal)
To cook the books means to alter accounts dishonestly. It does not mean to prepare anything.
To cook the books का अर्थ खातों में बेईमानी से हेरफेर करना है; यह भोजन पकाने से संबंधित नहीं है।
- The manager was jailed for cooking the books.
+Collocations 4
adverb + cook
slowlygentlythoroughlyevenlylightly
- Cook the onions slowly until they turn golden.
cook + noun
a mealricedinnerbreakfasta curry
- Radhika cooked a vegetable curry for lunch.
cook + method
in oilover a flamein a pressure cookeron a low heat
- Pulses cook faster in a pressure cooker.
adjective + cook (noun)
goodexcellentheadprofessionalgreat
- Her mother is an excellent cook.
“More examples 5
- My grandmother cooks over a wood fire in the village.
मेरी दादी गाँव में लकड़ी की आग पर खाना बनाती हैं।
- The cook at the hostel prepares breakfast at seven.
छात्रावास का रसोइया सात बजे नाश्ता तैयार करता है।
- Radhika cooked a pot of khichdi when it rained.
बारिश होने पर राधिका ने खिचड़ी का एक बर्तन पकाया।
- The meat should be cooked well before it is served.
परोसने से पहले मांस अच्छी तरह पकाया जाना चाहिए।
- Can you cook, or do you eat out every day?
क्या आपको खाना बनाना आता है, या आप रोज़ बाहर खाते हैं?
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She cooks very well food.
✓ She cooks very well.
An adverb cannot separate the verb from its object here; use 'cooks food very well'.
Adverb को verb और object के बीच नहीं रखा जाता; 'cooks food very well' लिखें।
✗ The rice is cooking by my mother.
✓ The rice is being cooked by my mother.
A passive continuous is needed when the agent is named with 'by'.
'By' से कर्ता बताने पर passive continuous आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Cook, bake, boil and fry all prepare food but by different methods.
Cook, bake, boil और fry सभी भोजन बनाते हैं, पर अलग-अलग तरीकों से।
The general word for preparing food with heat.
ताप से भोजन बनाने का सामान्य शब्द।
- She cooks every evening.
¶Idioms 1
too many cooks spoil the broth
if too many people are involved in a task, it will not be done well
ज़्यादा जोगी मठ उजाड़; बहुत सारे लोग एक काम बिगाड़ देते हैं
- Five people tried to plan the wedding and nothing got decided; too many cooks spoil the broth.
- Let one person design the poster. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
→Phrasal verbs 1
cook sth up
(informal) to invent an excuse, a story or a plan, often dishonestly
(बहाना या कहानी) गढ़ना, मनगढ़ंत योजना बनाना
- He cooked up an excuse about a flat tyre.
?Which word?
Keep apart cook and chef (a professional cook in a restaurant).
Cook और chef (रेस्टोरेंट का पेशेवर रसोइया) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Trap, asked often: a cooker is a machine for cooking (a pressure cooker); a person who cooks is a cook (not a 'cooker').
Trap अक्सर पूछा जाता है: cooker खाना पकाने की मशीन है (pressure cooker); खाना पकाने वाला व्यक्ति cook है ('cooker' नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Too many cooks spoil the broth (too many people working on something spoil it), cook the books (change financial records dishonestly), cook up a story (invent a false story), cook sb's goose (spoil somebody's plans; cause trouble for them).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: too many cooks spoil the broth (एक काम में बहुत लोग उसे बिगाड़ देते हैं), cook the books (वित्तीय अभिलेख बेईमानी से बदलना), cook up a story (झूठी कहानी गढ़ना), cook sb's goose (किसी की योजना बिगाड़ना; मुसीबत पैदा करना)।