beef
Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meatBeing a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.
» Tom likes beef and I do, too.
Том любит говядину, и я тоже.
Том любить яловичину, і я теж.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.
We bought three beef calves this morning.
(not comparable)Producing or known for raising lots of beef.
beef farms
beef country
(not comparable)Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient.
beef stew
говя́жийgovjážij
(not comparable, slang)Beefy; powerful; robust.
Wow, your audio setup is beef!
Examples
232 sentencesTom likes beef and I do, too.
Том любить яловичину, і я теж. — deniko
ruТом любит говядину, и я тоже. — marafon
I don't like beef and Tom doesn't either.
Я не люблю яловичину, і Том теж. — deniko
ruЯ не люблю говядину, и Том тоже. — marafon
deIch mag kein Rindfleisch, und Tom mag auch keines. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom doesn't like beef.
Том не любить яловичину. — deniko
ruТом не любит говядину. — Biga
deTom mag Rindfleisch nicht. — Yorwba
I don't eat beef.
Я не їм яловичину. — deniko
ruЯ не ем говядину. — Balamax
I don't like beef.
Я не люблю яловичину. — deniko
ruЯ не люблю говядину. — marafon
deIch mag kein Rindfleisch. — Luiaard
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English beef, bef, beof, borrowed from Anglo-Norman beof, Old French buef, boeFrom Middle English beef, bef, beof, borrowed from Anglo-Norman beof, Old French buef, boef (“ox”) (modern French bœuf); from Latin bovem (“ox”), from Proto-Italic *gʷōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Doublet of cow.
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