# froze

Pronunciation: say "FROHZ" US /ˈfɹoʊz/, UK /ˈfɹəʊz/

## Verb

1. Past tense of freeze. — simple past of freeze
   - Simple: Past tense of freeze. Use it for the past.
   - _Water froze on the inside of the windows during the storm._
   - _The committee froze all spending until the audit was complete._
2. Past participle of freeze. Nonstandard; the standard form is frozen. *(nonstandard)* — past participle of freeze
   - Simple: Past participle of freeze. This is nonstandard: in standard English, say "frozen".
   - _The lake has froze over earlier than usual this year._
   - _All the wash on the line had froze stiff overnight._

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