verb
fry
freye
verb
1
To cook food in hot oil or fat.
"She fried the onions until they turned golden brown."
"We fried eggs for breakfast."
2
To damage or destroy something, especially electronics, through excessive heat or electric current (informal).
"The power surge fried his laptop charger."
noun
1
A thin strip of fried potato (usually plural: fries).
"He ordered a burger with a side of fries."
2
Young or newly hatched fish.
"The pond was full of tiny fish fry in early summer."
How to Use Fry
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo cook in hot fat or oil, or (slang) to burn out electronics; as a noun, a fried potato strip or a baby fish.
Common pairings
fry an egg
small fry
French fries
Word Forms
fried past tense, fried past tense, fries plural, fries plural, fries singular, fries singular
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Etymology
From Old French frire, from Latin frīgō, "to roast or fry."