brew

🇺🇸 /bruː/ 🇬🇧 /bruː/
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verb
R

to make beer

They brew beer at home using special ingredients.

R

to make tea or coffee with hot water

I like to brew fresh coffee every morning.

R

to sit in hot water and become ready to drink

Let the tea brew for three minutes before drinking.

R

if something bad is about to happen

Trouble seems to brew whenever they meet.

noun
R

a type of beer made in a specific place

This local brew has a unique flavor.

R

a pot of tea made at one time

Would you like a cup from this fresh brew?

R

a mix of different things

Her style is a creative brew of many influences.

translation

v. to make beer; to make tea or coffee with hot water; to sit in hot water and become ready to drink; if something bad is about to happen
n. a type of beer made in a specific place; a pot of tea made at one time; a mix of different things

Word Forms

3rd Present brews
Progressive brewing
Past brewed
Perfect brewed
Plural brews