Thoroughly

Hi.

tmn111Can I say:

You need to thoroughly cook the meal.

You need to thoroughly clean the fridge.?

Yoy can only say: You need (to) cook the meal thoroughly.
You need (to) clean the fridge thoroughly.

Thoroughly is an adverb and it modifies the verb (need) and should go after it.

tmn111Hi

Can I say:

You need to thoroughly cook the meal.

You need to thoroughly clean the fridge.?

Are there any other words with which I can replace the word "thoroughly"?

Thanks in advance.


Yes, but For meat, I would prefer to say "completely cooked..."

If we say "the police searched the house thor

Hi Goodman. Though, it's not a good style, right?

Longman dictionary says:

"The room had been thoroughly cleaned."

Is it right to put "thorougly" in before the verb then?

tmn111"The room had been thoroughly cleaned."

Is it right to put "thorougly" in before the verb then?

Yes, because it's not the main verb there. had been comes before it. Those are also verbs.

CJ

FandorinYoy can only say: You need (to) cook the meal thoroughly.

The tois not optional, so it should not have been put in parentheses.

tmn111Are there any other words with which I can replace the word "thoroughly"?

Any expression that describes the time, place, or manner in which you do the cooking can be used, but put it at the end, as explained above.

You need to cook the meal ...
thoroughly,
completely,
carefully,
quickly,
slowly,
outdoors,
before 6 o'c

What I meant is the word "thoroughly", not cooking.
I wanted to use some synonims because it's very hard to pronounce

Hi,

I think I might have created a bit of a confusion by what I said. “Thoroughly” tends to be more idiomatic with tasks, like searching, cleaning, painting, checking, inspecting, washing etc…

Meats, on the other hand, somehow does not sound logical to my ears and thus has a slight reluctance accepting “thoroughly” as the proper adverb although it is still understood.

L

CalifJim

FandorinYoy can only say: You need (to) cook the meal thoroughly.

The to is not optional, so it should not have been put in parentheses.