# cook: Japanese–English dictionary

Canonical URL: https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english/cook
Language pair: Japanese and English
CEFR level: A1
Part of speech: verb
IPA: /kʊk/
Katakana pronunciation: クック

## Meaning in English
To cook means to prepare food by heating it. You can cook dinner, cook rice, cook fish, or cook for your family.
### 日本語の意味
cook は、食べ物を加熱して調理するという意味です。cook dinner, cook rice, cook fish, cook for your family のように使います。

### Examples
- 今夜は夕食を作ります。
  - English: I will cook dinner tonight.
- 彼は魚を上手に料理します。
  - English: He cooks fish well.
- 母が家族のために料理してくれました。
  - English: My mother cooked for the family.

## English equivalents
- cook
## Japanese equivalents
- 料理する
- 調理する
## Common patterns
- **cook + food/meal**: prepare food with heat Example: She cooked pasta.
- **cook for + person**: prepare food for someone Example: He cooked for his friends.

## More from Anaversity
- [Japanese–English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english)
- [cook in the English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/english/cook)
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