Meaning of "oven" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OVEN

Old English ofen; related to Old High German ofan, Old Norse ofn.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF OVEN

oven  [ˈʌvən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVEN

Oven is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb oven in English.

WHAT DOES OVEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Oven

An oven is a thermally insulated chamber used for the heating, baking or drying of a substance, and most commonly used for cooking. Kilns and furnaces are special-purpose ovens, used in pottery and metalworking, respectively.

Definition of oven in the English dictionary

The first definition of oven in the dictionary is an enclosed heated compartment or receptacle for baking or roasting food. Other definition of oven is a similar device, usually lined with a refractory material, used for drying substances, firing ceramics, heat-treating, etc. Oven is also to cook in an oven.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVEN

PRESENT

Present

I oven

you oven

he/she/it ovens

we oven

you oven

they oven

Present continuous

I am ovening

you are ovening

he/she/it is ovening

we are ovening

you are ovening

they are ovening

Present perfect

I have ovened

you have ovened

he/she/it has ovened

we have ovened

you have ovened

they have ovened

Present perfect continuous

I have been ovening

you have been ovening

he/she/it has been ovening

we have been ovening

you have been ovening

they have been ovening

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I ovened

you ovened

he/she/it ovened

we ovened

you ovened

they ovened

Past continuous

I was ovening

you were ovening

he/she/it was ovening

we were ovening

you were ovening

they were ovening

Past perfect

I had ovened

you had ovened

he/she/it had ovened

we had ovened

you had ovened

they had ovened

Past perfect continuous

I had been ovening

you had been ovening

he/she/it had been ovening

we had been ovening

you had been ovening

they had been ovening

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will oven

you will oven

he/she/it will oven

we will oven

you will oven

they will oven

Future continuous

I will be ovening

you will be ovening

he/she/it will be ovening

we will be ovening

you will be ovening

they will be ovening

Future perfect

I will have ovened

you will have ovened

he/she/it will have ovened

we will have ovened

you will have ovened

they will have ovened

Future perfect continuous

I will have been ovening

you will have been ovening

he/she/it will have been ovening

we will have been ovening

you will have been ovening

they will have been ovening

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would oven

you would oven

he/she/it would oven

we would oven

you would oven

they would oven

Conditional continuous

I would be ovening

you would be ovening

he/she/it would be ovening

we would be ovening

you would be ovening

they would be ovening

Conditional perfect

I would have oven

you would have oven

he/she/it would have oven

we would have oven

you would have oven

they would have oven

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been ovening

you would have been ovening

he/she/it would have been ovening

we would have been ovening

you would have been ovening

they would have been ovening

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you oven
we let´s oven
you oven

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to oven

Past participle

ovened

Present Participle

ovening

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «OVEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «oven» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of oven

hangi · kiln · range · stove · umu

TRANSLATION OF OVEN

Find out the translation of oven to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of oven from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oven» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 烤箱
• Translator English - Spanish: horno
• English: oven
• Translator English - Hindi: ओवन
• Translator English - Arabic: فُرْنٌ
• Translator English - Russian: печь
• Translator English - Portuguese: forno
• Translator English - Bengali: চুলা
• Translator English - French: four
• Translator English - Malay: Ketuhar
• Translator English - German: Backofen
• Translator English - Japanese: オーブン
• Translator English - Korean: 오븐
• Translator English - Javanese: Oven
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lò
• Translator English - Tamil: சூளை
• Translator English - Marathi: ओव्हन
• Translator English - Turkish: fırın
• Translator English - Italian: forno
• Translator English - Polish: piekarnik
• Translator English - Ukrainian: піч
• Translator English - Romanian: cuptor
• Translator English - Greek: φούρνος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: oond
• Translator English - Swedish: ugn
• Translator English - Norwegian: stekeovn

10 QUOTES WITH «OVEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oven.

1

Brian Blessed

The household I grew up in... was rather like an Ovaltine advert. There was a huge fire, a kettle on the fire, the oven with the bread being baked every day, and there was the radio; it was very magical to hear all these wonderful programmes.

2

Bobby Bragan

Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you would be perfectly comfortable.

3

Neneh Cherry

Rhythm, that's an essential part of cooking. The sound of a lovely song and the smell of some dish in the oven are equally evocative.

4

Jacob Dalton

My eighth-grade year, I was home-schooled. I'd basically wake up, go to the gym in the morning, do a little bit of school, go to practice, do a little more school, then go back to practice. My mom had a crockpot and a mini traveling oven, so we'd be cooking and eating dinners at the gym.

5

Caitlin Flanagan

I miss my mother very much, and I feel closest to her when I have dinner in the oven and the children are nearby playing and I'm reading a book or doing some little project.

6

Tyler Florence

My favorite comfort food would have be braised beef. You know, beef, slow-cooked in a Dutch oven or in a slow cooker until it falls apart with simple mushrooms, some onions and lots of fresh thyme and garlic.

7

Ina Garten

The most important thing for having a party is that the hostess is having fun. I'm very organized. I make a plan for absolutely everything. I never have anything that has to be cooked while the guests are there. The only thing I might have to do is take something out of the oven and carve it.

8

John Hawley

This we had to endure with a serious reduction in the price of goods - added to this early in the ensuing spring our glost oven fell while firing doing us considerable damage and rendering it necessary to build a new one.

9

Cheyenne Jackson

I'm a New Yorker; my oven is used for storage.

10

Dean Koontz

I have avoided becoming stale by putting a little water on the plate, lying on the plate, and having myself refreshed in a toaster oven for 23 minutes once every month.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVEN»

Discover the use of oven in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oven and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Your Brick Oven: Building It and Baking in It

In YOUR BRICK OVEN Russell shares his passion and knowledge of building, firing and cooking for crowds according to ancient traditions.

Russell Jeavons, 2004

Parrot in the Oven: mi vida

He wants to find out what it means to be a vato firme, a guy to respect. In this beautifully written novel, Victor Martinez gives readers a vivid portrait of one Mexican-American boy's life.

Victor Martinez, 2013

Build Your Own Earth Oven: A Low-Cost Wood-Fired Mud Oven, ...

Demonstrates how to build a wood-burning earthen oven through material descriptions, instructions, operation guidelines, alternative designs and materials, troubleshooting advice, and a sourdough bread recipe.

Kiko Denzer, 2007

101 Things to Do with a Dutch Oven

One of the founding members of the Greater Wasatch Dutch Oven Society presents 101 easy recipes for beginner and seasoned Dutch oven cooks to make, including the Mountain Man Breakfast, Sausage Spinach Wreath, Caramel Apple Cobbler, Stuffed ...

Vernon Winterton, 2006

Dutch Oven Cooking

Dutch Oven Cooking is a handy little guide that's bound to be a hit on any camping trip. It shows you how to practice the delicious "art" of Dutch oven cooking, and it's packed with lots of simple recipes for simply great eatin'.

John G. Ragsdale, 2006

The Best Convection Oven Cookbook

Designed to meet the special characteristics of convection ovens, this selection of delicious recipes includes everything from appetizers to desserts, featuring such delicious dishes as Roasted Tomato and Garlic Soup, Salsa Nachos, Oven ...

Linda Stephen, 2003

The Scout's Dutch Oven Cookbook

This is an all-in-one manual for Boy Scouts and their leaders, containing enough information to support a mastery of basic concepts for those new to Dutch oven cooking, while providing many challenges for advanced outdoor chefs.

Christine Conners, Tim Conners, 2012

Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America

A fun, lively history of the revolution in American cooking that took place in the 1950s traces the innovations, cookbooks, products, techniques, and marketing campaigns that changed the way Americans prepared food forever.

Laura Shapiro, 2004

Great Meals Dutch Oven Style

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Great Meals Dutch Oven Style covers all aspects of dutch oven cooking.

Dale Smith, 2004

Doin' Dutch Oven: Inside and Out

This exciting collection of more than 100 delectable recipes and menus for Dutch oven cooking makes a unique contribution to the art by explaining how to use a Dutch oven at home in the kitchen as well as in campfire settings.

Robert L. Ririe, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oven is used in the context of the following news items.

Anna Hansen interview: The chef on oven disasters, music to make …

I never had any intention of coming to England As a child I met a lot of English kids at my school, whose families had moved to New Zealand ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

Gazebo set alight after pizza oven falls apart at South Shields …

Firefighters were called to a birthday bash after a pizza oven blaze set light to a gazebo. The crew from South Shields Fire Station were called ... «Shields Gazette, Jul 15»

Huckabee: Obama Marching Israelis to 'Door of Oven'

By doing so, he will take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven. This is the most idiotic thing, this Iran deal. It should be rejected by ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»

Breadico adding pizza oven

Awesome news for anyone who loves great pizza: Breadico is installing a wood-fired pizza oven! The project is underway and will also include ... «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jul 15»

Oven fire on Monroe Street

The fire was determined to be an oven on fire, which was quickly contained prior to fire department arrival by an off duty firefighter. The fire was ... «Red Bluff Daily News, Jul 15»

Oven bake recipes

Whacking a tray of lasagne, a pot roast or pasta bake into the oven is not only a great way to feed a crowd, it also fills the house with the most ... «Good Food, Jul 15»

Dutch Oven Cook-Off Competition heating up at Fort Caspar

The veteran, Jean Smart, who has been dutch oven cooking for thirty plus years commented today at Centennial Park, adjacent to Fort Caspar ... «Oil City, Jul 15»

Fabio Viviani Fires Up the Pizza Oven at Bar Siena

The restaurant's centerpiece is an imported Italian, red-mosaic-tilled pizza oven by the name of Bella, which is heated to 600 degree to prepare ... «Zagat, Jul 15»

(Oven) Ready or not, Here I come, You can't hide

While the 'oven-ready' student has long been a matter of debate, the argument has escalated, thanks to the striking impact of £9,000-a-year ... «Architects' Journal, Jul 15»

Debate: should architecture schools produce 'oven-ready' architects?

Earlier this year, Bell Phillips director Hari Phillips took issue with Rory Olcayto's Leader comment that universities don't exist merely to feed ... «Architects' Journal, Jul 15»