brew

verb

/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/

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[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
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[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.
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[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.

noun

/bruː/

Idioms

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[countable, uncountable] a type of beer, especially one made in a particular place
- I thought I'd try the local brew.
- home brew (= beer made at home)
[countable, usually singular] (British English, informal) an amount of tea made at one time
- I'll make a fresh brew.
- Let's have a brew.
[countable, usually singular] a mixture of different ideas, events, etc.
- The movie is a potent brew of adventure, sex and comedy.
- His music is a heady brew (= a powerful mixture) of heavy metal and punk.

Word OriginOld English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen.

Idioms

a witch’s/an evil brew

(British English, informal) an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things