Weather / A2

FROHZN/ˈfrəʊzn/

Frozen means turned to ice or kept icy: frozen food, a frozen lake, frozen fingers. Freeze is the verb; froze / frozen are past forms. Freezing can describe very cold weather (it’s freezing). A frozen person in stories cannot move from fear or cold. Do not write frozen for fridge-cold milk that is still liquid.

Meaning

Turned into ice, or kept very cold; also too cold to move easily.

Examples

• “Frozen vegetables are cheaper this week.”
• “We bought frozen berries because they were half-price.”
• “Her hands were frozen after the hike.”

Good to know

frozen food / frozen fingers. Verb: freeze. Weather: freezing. Fridge ≠ always frozen.

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