Meaning

5 senses
  1. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.

  2. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.

    (slang)A serving of beer.

  3. (UK, slang)A cup of tea.

  4. A boiled concoction or mixture of liquids and other ingredients.

  5. (UK, dialectal)An overhanging hill or cliff.

More definitions
  • drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling

Examples

59 sentences
  1. Tom asked Mary to brew some coffee.

    Том попросив Марію приготувати каву. — shanghainese

    ruТом попросил Мэри сварить кофе. — marafon

    deTom bat Mary, Kaffee zu kochen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom brewed some coffee.

    Том зварив кави. — deniko

    ruТом сварил кофе. — marafon

    deTom kochte sich etwas Kaffee. — raggione

  3. Tom brews beer as a hobby.

    ruТом варит пиво в качестве хобби. — afyodor

    deTom braut hobbymäßig Bier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom has been trying to learn how to brew the perfect cup of coffee.

  5. Tom brews his own beer at home.

    ruТом варит собственное пиво у себя дома. — Selena777

    deTom braut sich zu Hause sein eigenes Bier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

From Middle English brewen, from Old English brēowan, from Proto-West Germanic *breuwan, f

From Middle English brewen, from Old English brēowan, from Proto-West Germanic *breuwan, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-. Doublet of burn.

From Middle English brewe (“eyebrow”), from Old English bru (“eyebrow”). Doublet of brow.

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Forms

plural: brews
Singularbrew
Pluralbrews

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling:brewage

Word family

17 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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