brew
verb/bruː/
/bruː/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they brew | /bruː/ /bruː/ |
| he / she / it brews | /bruːz/ /bruːz/ |
| past simple brewed | /bruːd/ /bruːd/ |
| past participle brewed | /bruːd/ /bruːd/ |
| -ing form brewing | /ˈbruːɪŋ/ /ˈbruːɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] brew something to make beer
- This beer is brewed in the Czech Republic.
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- [transitive] brew something to make a hot drink of tea or coffee
- freshly brewed coffee
- [intransitive] (especially British English) (of tea or coffee) to be mixed with hot water and become ready to drink
- Always let tea brew for a few minutes.
- [intransitive] brew (up) (usually used in the progressive tenses) if something unpleasant is brewing or brewing up, it seems likely to happen soon
- Trouble has been brewing for some time now.
- A storm was brewing up out at sea.
Word OriginOld English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen.
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