tea
The tea plant; a variety of this plantThe tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant.
» We bought a pound of tea.
Wir kauften ein Pfund Tee.
Мы купили фунт чая.
Ми купили фунт чаю.
Ми купили півкіло чаю.
Meaning
15 senses(uncountable)The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant.
Darjeeling tea is grown in India.
(uncountable)The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves.
Go to the supermarket and buy some Darjeeling tea.
Not for all the tea in China.
Teeblatt, Teeblätter, Tee
чайčaj
чайčaj
dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea
(uncountable)The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.
Would you like some tea?
She is drinking her tea right now.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
(Southern US, countable, uncountable)Specifically sweet tea, an iced tea supersaturated with sugar.
(countable, uncountable)Any drink which is similar to Camellia sinensis tea in some way
Any drink which is similar to Camellia sinensis tea in some way:
(uncountable)Any similar drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.
camomile tea; mint tea
Tee
чайčaj, ча́шка ча́яčáška čája, ча́шка ча́юčáška čáju
чайčaj
(in compounds, uncountable)Meat stock served as a hot drink.
beef tea
(Commonwealth, Northern US, countable)A cup of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, or tapioca pearls.
We'd like one tea and one coffee, please.
Tasse Tee
ча́шка ча́яčáška čája, ча́шка ча́юčáška čáju
ча́шка ча́юčáška čáju
(Southern US, countable, uncountable)A glass of these drinks.
(UK, uncountable)A light midafternoon meal, typically but not necessarily including tea.
I won't make it to the breakfast event, but I'll see you at the tea.
Kaffee, Jause
по́лдникpóldnik
полу́деньpolúdenʹ, полу́денокpolúdenok
a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
(Commonwealth, Ireland, uncountable)Synonym of supper, the main evening meal, whether or not it includes the drink tea.
The family were sitting round the table, eating their tea.
(countable, uncountable)The break in play between the second and third sessions.
Australia were 490 for 7 at tea on the second day.
Examples
2027 sentencesWe bought a pound of tea.
Ми купили фунт чаю.
ruМы купили фунт чая.
deWir kauften ein Pfund Tee.
Can I have some more tea?
Можна, будь ласка, ще чаю?
ruМожно мне ещё чаю?
deKann ich noch Tee haben?
Give me another cup of tea.
Дай мені ще одну чашку чаю.
ruДайте мне еще чашку чая.
deGib mir noch eine Tasse Tee.
It's not my cup of tea.
Це трохи не моє.
ruЭто не по моей части.
deDas ist nicht mein Fall.
Would you like coffee or tea?
Ви бажаєте кави чи чаю?
ruЧто ты хочешь, кофе или чай?
deWas möchtest du? Kaffee oder Tee?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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By meaning 4
Origin
First appears c. 1655, in the English translation Álvaro Semedo’s writings. From Dutch theFirst appears c. 1655, in the English translation Álvaro Semedo’s writings. From Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”). Introduced to English and other Western European languages by the Dutch East India Company, who sourced their tea in Amoy; compare Malay teh along the same trade route. Doublet of chai and cha (and, distantly, the first element of lahpet), from same Proto-Sino-Tibetan root; see discussion of cognates.
Semantic loan from Chinese 茶 (chá, “tea”).
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Forms
plural: teasSynonyms
24 synonyms- a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes:afternoon teateatime
- dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea:tea leaf
- a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves:Camellia sinensis
Word family
176 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Food and drink — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- cup of tea
- drink tea
- some tea
- tea or coffee
- coffee or tea
- green tea
- some more tea
- in my tea
- drink green tea
- have some tea
- drink some tea
- in his tea