freeze in English: To become hard and cold like ice; or to make something do this. (verb)

Translation

To become hard and cold like ice; or to make something do this.

Word origin

From Old English freosan, meaning to turn to ice.

Verb typeirregular (freeze, freezes, froze, frozen)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

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"Freezes" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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You can "freeze" food to keep it good for longer.

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"Froze" is the past form of "freeze".

ice

Water that has become hard and solid because it is very cold.

cold

Having a low temperature, or not warm.

melt

To change from something hard into a liquid when it gets warm, the way ice turns to water.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

snow

Soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when it is very cold.

chill

A sudden feeling of cold; as a verb, to make something cold or to relax.

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