Meanings
verbformal
To cook food using dry heat in an oven.
کھانے کو اوون میں خشک گرمی کے ذریعے پکانا۔
بیک
bake
Formal: نانی
Common Collocations
- bake bread
- bake cookies
- bake a cake
Example Sentences
I love to bake cookies on the weekends.
مجھے ویک اینڈ پر کوکیز بنانا پسند ہے۔
Mujhe weekend par cookies banana pasand hai.
She decided to bake a cake for his birthday.
اس نے اس کی سالگرہ کے لیے ایک کیک بیک کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا۔
Us ne is ki salgirah ke liye ek cake bake karne ka faisla kiya.
They bake bread every morning.
وہ ہر صبح روٹی بیک کرتے ہیں۔
Woh har subah roti bake karte hain.
Easily Confused With
cake:A cake is a sweet baked food, while baking is the cooking process.
💡 Memory Tip
Baking brings bread.
Imagine fresh bread rising in an oven.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "bacan" — to cook by dry heat
First known use: before the 12th century
The word has Old English origins, referring initially to cooking through dry heat, which evolved over centuries to its current usage.