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follow a recipe
UK/ˈfɒləʊ ə ˈrɛsɪpi/US/ˈfɑːloʊ ə ˈrɛsəˌpi/follow a RES·i·pe
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to do exactly what the instructions in a cooking recipe tell you
Examples
“If you follow a recipe closely, the cake should not fail.”
“She doesn't like to follow a recipe; she prefers to improvise.”
“Beginner cooks often follow a recipe step by step.”
Band 8 sentence
“Serious bakers tend to follow a recipe precisely the first time they try a new pastry.”
Collocations
- follow the recipe exactly
- follow a family recipe
Word family
follow verbfollowed verbrecipe noun
Common mistakes
follow recipe→follow a recipe
follow the recipe exactlyly→follow the recipe exactly
Say it for a higher band
5cook using a recipe→6follow recipe→7+follow a recipe
Synonyms
use a recipe
Easily confused
use a recipe
“When baking, it's safer to follow a recipe rather than improvise.”
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