brew

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English brēowan.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to brew

Third person singular
brews

Simple past
brewed

Past participle
brewed

Present participle
brewing

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.
  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.
  4. (intransitive) To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering.
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To boil or seethe; to cook.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
brew

Plural
brews

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] Polish

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

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[edit] Noun

brew f.

  1. eyebrow

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