fry

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfraɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fraɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(frī)

Inflections of 'fry' (n):
fry
npl (For the fish only—e.g. "We went fishing for fry.")
fries
npl (All other usages)
Inflections of 'fry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
fries
v 3rd person singular
frying
v pres p
fried
v past
fried
v past p

Collocations for "fry"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fry" in context.

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fry

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. an order of fries
  2. would you like fries with that?
  3. a [large, small] fries
  4. does that come with fries?
  5. an [order, side] of fries
  6. there is only one last fry
  7. who wants the last fry?
  8. [chili, beer-battered, cheese] fries
  9. ate too many fries
  10. am really craving fries
  11. [hot, crispy] fries
  12. [eat, make] French fries
  13. [eat] a fish fry
  14. get out of here, small fry!
v
  1. fry [an egg, fish, potatoes, the meat]
  2. fry them in a [wok, frying pan, skillet]
  3. [has, have] been fried in [butter, olive oil, batter]
  4. has been fried [to perfection, until golden brown]
  5. [drugs, the heat] must have fried his brains
  6. [it] completely fried my nerves
  7. fried in the sun (all day)
'fry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
battered - beef - cabbage - chicken - crisp - dot - eggplant - fillet - fish - flame - ginger - hash - knob - leek - marrow - mince - mushroom - oil - onion - parsnip - pepper - perch - pork - potato - prawn - season - shrimp - turnip - uncover

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