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verb · irregular · transitive · rare

brew up

brew up · brews up · brewed up · brewing up

To make by brewingTo make (a liquid, especially tea, coffee, or beer) by brewing.

» I'll brew up some tea.

Ich mache Tee.

Я заварю чаю.

Meaning

5 senses

(transitive)To make (a liquid, especially tea, coffee, or beer) by brewing.
(figuratively, transitive)To concoct.
(UK)Make a fire in order to make tea.
(intransitive)To go up in flames.
Gavin's tank brewed up on the first hit.
(transitive)To cause to go up in flames.

Examples

1 sentences

I'll brew up some tea.
ruЯ заварю чаю.
deIch mache Tee.
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Forms

brews up, brewing up, brewed up, brewed up

Base form	brew up · to brew up
3rd person singular	brews up
Present participle	brewing up
Past simple	brewed up
Past participle	brewed up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	brew up
he, she, it	brews up

Past simpleLesson

all persons

brewed up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have brewed up
he, she, it	has brewed up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will brew up

Word family

1 related words

Derivedbrewup

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

brett brevityC2 brew brewer breweryB2 brewing brian

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