[bruː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (beer) by soaking, boiling, and fermentation
(e.g: within five years the company will brew as much beer in China as in Australia)

- make (tea or coffee) by mixing it with hot water
(e.g: I've just brewed some coffee)

- (of an unwelcome event or situation) begin to develop
(e.g: there was more trouble brewing as the miners went on strike)


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Origin:
Old English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen

[bruː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a kind of beer
(e.g: small breweries which are able to offer rare brews)

- a cup or mug of tea or coffee
(e.g: she took a sip of the hot reviving brew)

- a mixture of events, people, or things which interact to form a more potent whole
(e.g: a dangerous brew of political turmoil and violent conflict)


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Origin:
Old English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen