Meaning

6 senses
  1. (uncountable)An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.

    Beer is brewed all over the world.

    Bier, Bier, bia

    пи́воpívo

    пи́воpývo

  2. (uncountable)A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.

  3. (uncountable)A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid.

  4. (countable)A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.

    I bought a few beers from the shop for the party.

    Can I buy you a beer?

    Bier

    пивоpívo

    пи́воpývo

  5. (countable)A variety of the above beverages.

    Pilsner is one of the most commonly served beers in Europe.

    I haven't tried this beer before.

  6. (nonstandard)One who is or exists.

More definitions
  • a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

Examples

1850 sentences
  1. Do you have any light beer?

    У Вас є світле пиво?

    ruУ Вас есть светлое пиво?

    deHaben Sie helles Bier?

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  2. I really feel like a beer.

    Не відмовився би від пива.

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  3. What about a glass of beer?

    Як щодо келиха пива?

    ruКак насчёт кружки пива?

    deWie wäre es mit einem Glas Bier?

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  4. This beer is not cold enough.

    Це пиво недостатньо холодне.

    ruЭто пиво недостаточно холодное.

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  5. I can't drink any more beer.

    Я вже не можу пити пиво.

    ruЯ больше не могу пить пиво.

    deIch kann kein Bier mehr trinken.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
alcoholic drink made of malt:
Русский
By meaning 2
alcoholic drink made of malt:
glass of beer:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
alcoholic drink made of malt:

Origin

From Middle English ber, bere, from Old English bēor (“beer”) (Oxford OED notes: "rare, ex

From Middle English ber, bere, from Old English bēor (“beer”) (Oxford OED notes: "rare, except in poetry"), from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”) (putatively from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewsóm), meaning “brewer's yeast”.

From Middle English beere, equivalent to be + -er.

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