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- [broo]
- /bru/
- /bruː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [broo]
- /bru/
Definitions of brew word
- verb brew If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee. 3
- countable noun brew A brew is a particular kind of tea or coffee. It can also be a particular pot of tea or coffee. 3
- verb brew If a person or company brews beer, they make it. 3
- countable noun brew A brew is a particular kind of beer or beer that is produced in a particular place at a particular time. 3
- verb brew If a storm is brewing, large clouds are beginning to form and the sky is becoming dark because there is going to be a storm. 3
- verb brew If an unpleasant or difficult situation is brewing, it is starting to develop. 3
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Origin of brew
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English brewen, Old English brēowan; akin to Dutch brouwen, German brauen, Old Norse brugga
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Parts of speech for Brew
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brew popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brew usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brew
verb brew
- seethe — to surge or foam as if boiling.
- boil — When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour.
- concoct — If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true.
- mull — to study or ruminate; ponder.
- soak — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
Antonyms for brew
verb brew
- dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
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