brew
verb (used with object)
to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.
brewed
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past participleof brew.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof brew.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
brewverb (used with object)to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.
Example Sentences
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If successful, researchers could recreate the taste of Guinness as it was brewed in 1864 using samples of the recovered stout.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The scent of Mexican spiced coffee brewed in a clay pot wafts through the front room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
A little over an hour before the album’s release, Rodrigo played four songs from the album as the room brewed with excitement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
In Nescafé’s serialized Gold Blend romance, which aired in the U.S. as the Taster’s Choice saga, he brewed up the romantic hero almost too well.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Of herbs and barks, of concoctions brewed from berries and leaves.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
