brew

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 2 Polish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English brēowan.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bro͞o, IPA: /bruː/, SAMPA: /bru:/

  Rhymes: -uː

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to brew (third-person singular simple present brews, present participle brewing, simple past and past participle brewed)

1. (transitive) To prepare (usually a beverage) by steeping and mingling; to concoct.
   • William Shakespeare

     Go, brew me a pottle of sack finely.

2. (transitive) To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to hatch.
   • John Milton

     Hence with thy brewed enchantments, foul deceiver!

3. (intransitive) To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
   • William Shakespeare

     I wash, wring, brew, bake, scour.

4. (intransitive) To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering.
   • William Shakespeare

     There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest.

5. (transitive, obsolete) To boil or seethe; to cook.

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[edit] Noun

brew (plural brews)

1. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage.
2. (slang) A beer.
3. (British) A cup of tea.
4. (British) The act of making a cup of tea.
5. (British, informal) A hill.

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[edit] Derived terms

• brewage
• brewer
• brewhouse

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bry, *brъve < Proto-Indo-European *bhrū

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• IPA: [brɛf]
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[edit] Noun

brew f.

1. eyebrow

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	brew	brwi
Genitive	brwi	brwi
Dative	brwi	brwiom
Accusative	brew	brwi
Instrumental	brwią	brwiami
Locative	brwi	brwiach
Vocative	brwi	brwi