brew
/bruː/verb
उच्चारण ब्रू
बनाना; पनपना
Core word
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[T, I]
to make beer; to make a hot drink of tea or coffee; (of something unpleasant) to start to develop
बनाना; पनपना
- A storm is brewing.
- She went to brew a cup of tea.
- He likes to brew a strong cup of coffee every morning.
+ 3 more examples
- Let the tea brew for a few minutes before pouring.
- Trouble was brewing between the two neighbours.
- Dark clouds were gathering, and a storm was brewing over the hills.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
brew (tea/coffee) (transitive)
To brew tea or coffee is to make it by pouring hot water over leaves or ground beans. The object is the drink.
चाय या कॉफ़ी brew करने का अर्थ पत्तियों या पिसी कॉफ़ी पर गर्म पानी डालकर उसे बनाना है। Object पेय होता है।
- She brewed a pot of tea for the guests.
- Brew the coffee for four minutes.
brew (intransitive, of tea)
Tea also brews by itself when the leaves stand in hot water: the tea is brewing.
गर्म पानी में पत्तियाँ पड़ी रहें तो चाय अपने-आप भी brew होती है: the tea is brewing।
- Let the tea brew for three minutes.
- The tea is brewing in the pot.
brew beer; brewing
It also means to make beer by boiling and fermenting grains. A brewing company makes beer.
इसका अर्थ अनाज उबालकर और खमीर उठाकर बीयर बनाना भी है। Brewing company बीयर बनाती है।
- The monks brewed beer in the old abbey.
- Brewing takes several days.
something is brewing (figurative)
When trouble or a storm is brewing, it is gathering and about to happen.
जब मुसीबत या तूफ़ान brewing हो, तो वह इकट्ठा हो रहा है और होने ही वाला है।
- A storm is brewing over the Bay of Bengal.
- Trouble was brewing in the dressing room.
brew + up (British informal)
In British English, brew up means to make a pot of tea; as a noun, a brew means a cup of tea.
British English में brew up का अर्थ चाय बनाना है; संज्ञा के रूप में a brew का अर्थ चाय का प्याला है।
- Shall I brew up while you finish?
- Come in for a hot brew.
+Collocations 4
brew + drink
teacoffeebeerherbal teakadha
- Grandmother brewed kadha for my cold.
something + brew
stormtroublecrisisplotrebellionargument
- A political crisis was brewing in the state.
adverb + brew
slowlyquietlystronglyfreshlygently
- Freshly brewed tea smells wonderful on a rainy morning.
brew + time
for five minutesovernightuntil strongfor a long time
- Let the leaves brew for five minutes.
“More examples 6
- Radhika brewed a strong cup of tea before the night's revision.
राधिका ने रात की पढ़ाई से पहले कड़क चाय का एक प्याला बनाया।
- Dark clouds showed that a storm was brewing.
काले बादल दिखा रहे थे कि तूफ़ान आने वाला है।
- He brews his own coffee every morning.
वह हर सुबह अपनी कॉफ़ी स्वयं बनाता है।
- There was a quarrel brewing between the two neighbours.
दोनों पड़ोसियों के बीच झगड़ा पनप रहा था।
- The cafe sells freshly brewed filter coffee.
कैफ़े ताज़ा बनी फ़िल्टर कॉफ़ी बेचता है।
- Radhika brewed tulsi tea when her brother caught a cold.
भाई को ज़ुकाम होने पर राधिका ने तुलसी की चाय बनाई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The tea is brewing since five minutes.
✓ The tea has been brewing for five minutes.
A period of time takes for with the present perfect continuous, not since.
समय की अवधि के लिए present perfect continuous के साथ 'for' आता है, 'since' नहीं।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Usage: trouble is brewing (a problem is developing).
प्रयोग में trouble is brewing (समस्या पनप रही है)।