noun · neutral
recipe
/ˈresəpi/RE·ci·pe
Band 4-5speakingtask2
A set of instructions and list of ingredients for preparing a particular dish.
Examples
“I found a simple recipe for chicken curry online.”
“Follow the recipe step by step for best results.”
“She adapted the recipe to make it less spicy.”
Band 8 sentence
“I usually adapt recipes I find online to suit local ingredients and reduce unnecessary sugar.”
Collocations
- follow a recipe
- adapt a recipe
- recipe for success
Word family
recipe nrecipe book n
Common mistakes
I follow the receipt to cook.→I follow the recipe to cook.
Give me the instructions of the cake.→Give me the recipe for the cake.
Say it for a higher band
5how to cook→6instructions→7+recipe
Synonyms
instructions
Easily confused
receipt
“Keep the receipt in case you want to return the product.”
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