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verb | noun brewbrew1 /bru/ ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYbrew1Origin: Old English breowan VERB TABLEbrew |
Present | I, you, we, they | brew | | he, she, it | brews | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | brewed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have brewed | | he, she, it | has brewed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had brewed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will brew | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have brewed |
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Present | I | am brewing | | he, she, it | is brewing | | you, we, they | are brewing | Past | I, he, she, it | was brewing | | you, we, they | were brewing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been brewing | | he, she, it | has been brewing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been brewing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be brewing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been brewing |
1[transitive] to make beer2[intransitive, transitive] if tea or coffee brews or you brew it, you pour boiling water over it to make it ready to drink3[intransitive] if a bad situation is brewing, it will happen soon: An argument is brewing over the tax cuts.4[intransitive] if a storm is brewing, it will happen soon verb | noun brewbrew2 noun [countable, uncountable] 1spoken beer, or a can or glass of beer2a drink that is brewed, such as coffee or tea → see also home brew |