English · Common Verbs
cooked
/kʊkt/
[/kʊkt/]
past tense of cook
Beginnerverb
Definition
Past tense and past participle of 'cook': to have prepared food using heat.
Example
He cooked dinner for the whole family and even baked a cake for dessert afterwards.
He cooked dinner for the whole family and even baked a cake for dessert afterwards.
Etymology
From Old English 'coc', with the regular '-ed' ending marking past tense.
How & Where It’s Used
Used to describe completed cooking; as an adjective it means food that is done.