verb · neutral
grill
/grɪl/GRILL
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to cook food over direct heat, often on a metal grate or barbecue.
Examples
“We like to grill steaks at the weekend.”
“She grilled the peppers until they were slightly charred.”
“They grilled fish outdoors during the party.”
Band 8 sentence
“At family gatherings we often grill seasonal vegetables and fish over charcoal, which gives them a pleasant smoky aroma.”
Collocations
- grill on the barbecue
- grilled fish
- grill outdoors
Word family
grill verb / noungrilled adjective / past participlegrilling noun / adjective
Common mistakes
Let's go to a grill this weekend.→Let's go for a barbecue this weekend.
We grilled the steaks yesterday at home.→We grilled the steaks yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5cook→6barbecue→7+grill
Synonyms
barbecue
Easily confused
barbecue
“We had a barbecue in the park and invited all our neighbours.”
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