stove
gb/stˈoʊv/ us/stˈoʊv/
A2
English
~ 5000
tűzhely, kályha
NOUN
A2
1
tűzhely
A2
Usage pattern:
to cook [something] on the stove
She left the soup simmering on the stove.
A levest a tűzhelyen hagyta lassan rotyogni.
The new apartment has a modern electric stove.
Az új lakásban modern elektromos tűzhely van.
Be careful not to touch the stove when it's hot.
He turned off the stove before leaving the house.
Learner examples
The soup is on the stove.
A leves a tűzhelyen van.
I cook rice on the stove.
A rizst a tűzhelyen főzöm.
The stove is very hot.
We have a gas stove in the kitchen.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'stove' with 'oven'. The 'stove' usually refers to the top part with burners, while the 'oven' is the enclosed space for baking or roasting.
Meaning
Appliance for cooking food
Collocations
gas stove
|electric stove
|wood-burning stove
|put on the stove
|clean the stove
Synonyms
cooker (More common in British English; refers to the same appliance.)
|
range (Often used in American English for a combined oven and stovetop unit.)
Antonyms
microwave (An appliance that heats food quickly using microwaves instead of direct heat from burners or an oven.)
Themes
daily life
|home
|cooking
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A machine in the kitchen that you use to cook food, with parts that get hot.
A piece of equipment, usually powered by gas or electricity, used for cooking food by providing heat from burners or an oven.
NOUN
B1
2
kályha
A2
They installed a wood-burning stove in the living room.
Fatüzelésű kályhát szereltek be a nappaliba.
The old coal stove kept the cabin warm all winter.
A régi széntüzelésű kályha egész télen melegen tartotta a kunyhót.
An electric stove can be safer than one that burns fuel.
Learner examples
We have a small stove in the living room.
Van egy kis kályhánk a nappaliban.
The stove makes the house warm in winter.
A kályha télen melegen tartja a házat.
He puts wood in the stove.
Meaning
Device for heating a room
Collocations
wood-burning stove
|coal stove
|electric stove heater
Synonyms
heater (General term for any device that warms a space; not necessarily freestanding like many stoves.)
Antonyms
air conditioner (A device that cools air instead of heating it.)
Themes
daily life
|home
|housing
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A machine that makes a room warm by burning wood, coal, or using electricity.
A device that produces heat to warm up a room, often by burning wood, coal, or using electricity.
Grammar
Dictionary form
stove
IPA
GB/stˈoʊv/
US/stˈoʊv/
Syllables & stress
stove (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (stove)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: stove
- Plural: stoves
Word family
Forms
stoves
noun
Core family
stovetop
noun
Advanced or less common
stovepipe
noun
Expressions
on the stove
1/ˈɔn ðə stˈoʊv/
fixed phrase
Placed on a stove for cooking or heating
On top of a cooking machine where food is heated.
Examples
- The pasta is boiling on the stove.
- She left the kettle on the stove and forgot about it.
put on the stove
1/pˈʊt ˈɔn ðə stˈoʊv/
fixed phrase
Place food or liquid on a stove to heat it
To put food or drink on top of a cooking machine to make it hot.
Examples
- He put the soup on the stove to reheat it.
- Put the pot on the stove and turn on the burner.