pan
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/pæn/
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/pæn/
noun
B1
a metal pot with a handle, used for cooking
Heat the pan and add oil to cook the vegetables.
B1
the amount a pan can hold
She poured a pan of water to boil pasta.
R
a metal container for baking food
Grease the cake pan before adding the batter.
R
a dish on a scale for weighing things
Place the object in the pan to measure its weight.
R
the bowl part of a toilet
The toilet pan was cleaned thoroughly.
R
a folded betel leaf filled with spices for eating
He offered a pan of betel to the guests.
verb
R
to criticize something harshly
Critics panned the new movie for its poor acting.
R
to move a camera sideways to follow action or show a wide view
The camera will pan across the crowd to capture everyone.
R
to wash soil in a pan to find gold or minerals
They spent the day panning for gold in the river.
translation
a metal pot with a handle, used for cooking; the amount a pan can hold; a metal container for baking food; a dish on a scale for weighing things; the bowl part of a toilet; a folded betel leaf filled with spices for eating
to criticize something harshly; to move a camera sideways to follow action or show a wide view; to wash soil in a pan to find gold or minerals
Word Forms
Past
panned
Plural
pans
Perfect
panned
Progressive
panning
3rd Present
pans