verb phrase · neutral
learn to cook
UK/lɜːn tuː kʊk/US/lɜrn tu kʊk/LEARN·to·cook
to acquire the skill of preparing food by practicing and studying recipes
Examples
“During lockdown I decided to learn to cook because I had more time.”
“Many students want to learn to cook simple meals for themselves.”
“She learned to cook from her grandmother.”
Band 8 sentence
“I learned to cook during the summer and now I can prepare a range of healthy dishes from scratch.”
Collocations
- learn to cook simple meals
- learn to cook from someone
Word family
Common mistakes
learn cooking→learn to cook
study cooking→learn to cook
Say it for a higher band
5learn cooking→6take cooking lessons→7+learn to cook
Synonyms
take cooking lessons
Easily confused
take cooking lessons
“I decided to take cooking lessons to improve my skills, rather than just learn to cook from YouTube videos.”
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