Meaning of "brew" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BREW

Old English brēowan; related to Old Norse brugga, Old Saxon breuwan, Old High German briuwan.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BREW

brew  [bruː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREW

Brew is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb brew in English.

WHAT DOES BREW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brew

Brew may refer to: ▪ Brew, a Melbourne Cup winner in 2000 ▪ Drip brew, a method for brewing coffee ▪ Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon In computing: ▪ Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless, a development platform for mobile phones created by Qualcomm ▪ Homebrew Channel, a freeware homebrew application loader on the Wii console. ▪ Homebrew - A package manager for Mac OS X ▪ Brew program, a build system used within and internal to Red Hat to build their Linux distribution packages Organizations: ▪ Brew House Association, an artistic collective on the south side of Pittsburgh ▪ Business Resource Efficiency and Waste programme, part of the UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs In slang: ▪ a slang term for coffee ▪ a slang term for beer ▪ a slang term for Hebrew or Jew ▪ a slang term for smoking cannabis products ▪ a Northern English slang term for a cup of tea ▪ a Northern English slang term...

Definition of brew in the English dictionary

The first definition of brew in the dictionary is to make from malt and other ingredients by steeping, boiling, and fermentation. Other definition of brew is to prepare by boiling or infusing. Brew is also to devise or plan.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BREW

PRESENT

Present

I brew

you brew

he/she/it brews

we brew

you brew

they brew

Present continuous

I am brewing

you are brewing

he/she/it is brewing

we are brewing

you are brewing

they are brewing

Present perfect

I have brewed

you have brewed

he/she/it has brewed

we have brewed

you have brewed

they have brewed

Present perfect continuous

I have been brewing

you have been brewing

he/she/it has been brewing

we have been brewing

you have been brewing

they have been brewing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I brewed

you brewed

he/she/it brewed

we brewed

you brewed

they brewed

Past continuous

I was brewing

you were brewing

he/she/it was brewing

we were brewing

you were brewing

they were brewing

Past perfect

I had brewed

you had brewed

he/she/it had brewed

we had brewed

you had brewed

they had brewed

Past perfect continuous

I had been brewing

you had been brewing

he/she/it had been brewing

we had been brewing

you had been brewing

they had been brewing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will brew

you will brew

he/she/it will brew

we will brew

you will brew

they will brew

Future continuous

I will be brewing

you will be brewing

he/she/it will be brewing

we will be brewing

you will be brewing

they will be brewing

Future perfect

I will have brewed

you will have brewed

he/she/it will have brewed

we will have brewed

you will have brewed

they will have brewed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been brewing

you will have been brewing

he/she/it will have been brewing

we will have been brewing

you will have been brewing

they will have been brewing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would brew

you would brew

he/she/it would brew

we would brew

you would brew

they would brew

Conditional continuous

I would be brewing

you would be brewing

he/she/it would be brewing

we would be brewing

you would be brewing

they would be brewing

Conditional perfect

I would have brew

you would have brew

he/she/it would have brew

we would have brew

you would have brew

they would have brew

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been brewing

you would have been brewing

he/she/it would have been brewing

we would have been brewing

you would have been brewing

they would have been brewing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you brew
we let´s brew
you brew

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to brew

Past participle

brewed

Present Participle

brewing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BREW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brew» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of brew

admixture · beverage · blend · boil · breed · compound · concoct · concoction · contrive · develop · devise · distillation · drink · excite · ferment · fermentation · foment · form · fusion · gather · hatch · infuse · infusion · liquor · loom · make · mixture · plan · plot · potpourri · preparation · project · scheme · soak · start · steep · stew · stir up

TRANSLATION OF BREW

Find out the translation of brew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of brew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brew» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 冲泡 >
• Translator English - Spanish: preparar
• English: brew
• Translator English - Hindi: काढ़ा
• Translator English - Arabic: الشراب
• Translator English - Russian: варево
• Translator English - Portuguese: preparar
• Translator English - Bengali: ফন্দি আঁটা
• Translator English - French: préparer
• Translator English - Malay: Minuman
• Translator English - German: kochen
• Translator English - Japanese: >いれる
• Translator English - Korean: 우리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Masakan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: pha rượu
• Translator English - Tamil: கஷாயம்
• Translator English - Marathi: पेय
• Translator English - Turkish: demlemek
• Translator English - Italian: preparare
• Translator English - Polish: warzyć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вариво
• Translator English - Romanian: pune la cale
• Translator English - Greek: ετοιμάζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: brou
• Translator English - Swedish: brygd
• Translator English - Norwegian: brygge

10 QUOTES WITH «BREW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brew.

1

Peter DeFazio

In recent years, breweries and brew pubs have flourished across the Nation. And, as the Representative from Oregon's fourth district, I have enjoyed seeing the diversity that craft brewery has fueled across the Nation.

2

Jessica Brown Findlay

I've been told I make a very good brew.

3

Anthony Hecht

Poetry operates by hints and dark suggestions. It is full of secrets and hidden formulae, like a witch's brew.

4

Peter Higgs

My inbox and doormat are full with emails and letters from people who want me to endorse their Higgs board game or to inaugurate the walkway of their new office atrium. There's even a microbrewery in Barcelona which wants to know what my favourite beer is so they can brew a similar one in my honour. It is quite mad.

5

Grace Hightower

If I go anywhere, and I don't have my coffee, I don't drink coffee. When I travel, I carry it with me - and I ask hotels to grind it and brew it for me if I can't have it in my room myself. I'm dedicated that way.

6

Lawrence M. Krauss

Empty space is a boiling, bubbling brew of virtual particles that pop in and out of existence in a time scale so short that you can't even measure them.

7

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

My father was a brew master. He was the one who I was very close to, he influenced me in many many ways including my pursuing a career as a brew master.

8

Deborah Moggach

It's a very rich brew that's in your psyche by the time you're in your 60s, and I think that's rather interesting. It makes you feel you've lived a very long life; it's like going on holiday to three different cities rather than spending two weeks in Lisbon. You look back on the holiday, and you seem to have been away forever.

9

Bill Owen

Give a man a beer, waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and waste a lifetime!

10

Erik Qualman

It had not yet been named Silicon Valley, but you had the defense industry, you had Hewlett-Packard. But you also had the counter-culture, the Bay Area. That entire brew came together in Steve Jobs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREW»

Discover the use of brew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

How to Brew: Everything You Need To Know To Brew Beer Right ...

Everything that's needed to brew beer right the first time. Presented in a light-hearted style, this authoritative text introduces brewing in a easy step-by-step review that covers the essentials of making good beer.

John J. Palmer, 2006

Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and ...

In Bitter Brew, critically acclaimed journalist Knoedelseder paints a fascinating portrait of immense wealth and power accompanied by a barrelful of scandal, heartbreak, tragedy, and untimely death.

William Knoedelseder, 2012

Brooklyn Brew Shop's Beer Making Book: 52 Seasonal Recipes ...

Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Beer Making Book offers a new approach to artisanal brewing and is a must-own for beer lovers, seasonally minded cooks, and anyone who gets a kick out of saying “I made this!” From the Trade Paperback edition.

Erica Shea, Stephen Valand, Jennifer Fiedler, 2011

Bitches' Brew

Focusing on the epic love affair between a former amateur musician—who happens to be a bootlegger, mercenary, and killer—and a shebeen queen, this South African love story traces the couple's lives and loves through the interweaving of ...

Fred Khumalo, 2006

Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer

Grab a glass and settle in for the surprising story behind your favorite pint.

Maureen Ogle, 2007

Wireless Game Development in C/C++ with BREW

Targeted for intermediate programmers with experience in C/C++ and the basics of game programming, this book illustrates a variety of development techniques.

Ralph Barbagallo, 2003

Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew

Award-winning brewer Jamil Zainasheff teams up with homebrewing expert John J. Palmer to share award-winning recipes for each of the 80-plus competition styles.

Jamil Zainasheff, John J. Palmer, 2007

Brew Like a Monk: Trappist, Abbey, And Strong Belgian Ales ...

Brew Like a Monk delves into monastic brewing, detailing this rich-flavored region of the beer world. It also examines methods for brewing these unique ales suited to commercial and amateur brewers.

Stan Hieronymus, 2005

Brew Ware: How to Find, Adapt & Build Homebrewing Equipment

Brew Ware is your complete guide to choosing or making the right equipment for your homebrewing endeavors. If you are thinking about brewing or increasing your brewing capacity, this book is the first piece of equipment you will need.

Karl F. Lutzen, Mark Stevens, 2011

A Bitter Brew: Faith, Power, and Poison in a Small New ...

Presents the case of the 2003 arsenic poisoning of sixteen members of the Gustaf Adolph Lutheran Church in New Sweden, Maine, revealing the sinister town secret that lay at the heart of the baffling murder case.

Christine Ellen Young, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brew is used in the context of the following news items.

Starbucks is now offering its cold brew coffee nationwide

Just in time for the hottest days of summer, Starbucks SBUX 0.61% is rolling out Cold Brew as a core menu item in its locations in Canada and ... «Fortune, Jul 15»

Uganda tightens border checks over illicit brew

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) customs officials who man borders are on the lookout for this illicit brew to stop it from entering the country, ... «New Vision, Jul 15»

Greek crisis hits home in Alberta, helping create toxic brew for oil

Ben Nelms/Bloomberg A bucket loader digs for oil sands at the Suncor Energy Inc. mine in this aerial photograph taken near Fort McMurray, ... «Financial Post, Jul 15»

Tybee Island debuts Craft Brew Battle at the Beach in July

The Tybee Post Theater is staging its first annual Craft Brew Battle at the Beach this summer! 15 Georgia breweries will provide tastings of their ... «WJCL News, Jul 15»

Beer of the week: Bauhaus Brew Labs' Hairbanger

Bauhaus Brew Labs has been hitting it out of the park with its seasonals, and the latest, Hairbanger, is no exception. The Belgo-style American ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»

St. Paul brew tour shows off city's sudsy history

Roger Rose of Minneapolis gets a refill at the Great Waters Brewing Co. in downtown St. Paul during the Minnesota Historical Society's bus tour ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»

Brewers 3, Braves 5: The streak is over

Coming into Monday, the Brewers had been on a roll. They had an eight-game winning streak, they had won 11 of their last 13 and everything ... «Brew Crew Ball, Jul 15»

Big Brew NY Beer Festival comes to Tarrytown

The Big Brew NY Beer Festival in February at the Westchester County Center was such a success, the event's organizers are at it again. «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»

UCC launches Samuel and Emelia Brew-Butler Research Fund

The Samuel and Emelia Brew-Butler GRASAG Research Fund would provide a support system to help ease the financial burden of graduate ... «Ghana Business News, Jul 15»

Brewers' Orlando Arcia named 31st-best prospect by Baseball …

Brew Crew Ball, a Milwaukee Brewers community. Home · Fanposts ... More from Brew Crew Ball. Brewers 6 ... Brew Crew Ball · FanPosts ... «Brew Crew Ball, Jul 15»