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Irregular verb

freeze

/friːz/

Base
freeze
Past simple
froze
Past participle
frozen

Usage

froze names the moment it happened; frozen needs have/has/had and also works as an adjective, as in frozen pipes.

Meaning

  • to become hard because of extreme cold

Example

The lake froze during the night.

She froze when she heard the noise.

The pipes have frozen twice this winter.