preheat
To heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further actionTo heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action.
» Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
Im vorgeheizten Ofen 1 Stunde backen. — Lebensfreude
Lebensfreude · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action.
to preheat the oven for the casserole
to preheat the spare room for the guests
vorheizen
heat beforehand
Examples
4 sentencesBake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
deIm vorgeheizten Ofen 1 Stunde backen. — Lebensfreude
Don't forget to preheat the oven before baking.
Be sure to preheat the water before adding the pasta.
deDas Wasser auf jeden Fall zum Kochen bringen, bevor die Nudeln dazugegeben werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
With some dishes, if you don't preheat the oven, your dish won't turn out right.
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Forms
preheats, preheating, preheated, preheatedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle