steep
verb/stiːp/
/stiːp/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they steep | /stiːp/ /stiːp/ |
| he / she / it steeps | /stiːps/ /stiːps/ |
| past simple steeped | /stiːpt/ /stiːpt/ |
| past participle steeped | /stiːpt/ /stiːpt/ |
| -ing form steeping | /ˈstiːpɪŋ/ /ˈstiːpɪŋ/ |
- if you steep food in a liquid or leave it to steep, you put it in the liquid and leave it for some time so that it becomes soft and takes in the taste of the liquid
- steep something (in something) Steep the fruit in brandy overnight.
- steep (in something) Black teas need to steep for three minutes.
Word Originverb Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to stoup.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See steep in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarybe steeped in something
- (formal) to have a lot of a particular quality
- a city steeped in history
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