beer
//ˈbɪə̯//
Forms
- Plural
- beers
- present (v1)
- beer
- past (v2)
- beered
- past participle (v3)
- beered
- present participle
- beering
- 3rd person singular
- beers
Definitions
1.An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.
- Beer is brewed all over the world.
2.A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
- This beer contains 5% alcohol.
3.A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid.
- This beer contains 5% alcohol.
4.A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.
- I'd like two beers and a glass of white wine.
- I bought a few beers from the shop for the party.
- Can I buy you a beer?
1.To give beer to (someone).(informal)
- I heard Patty Marsh yelling, ‘Beer him, Eleanor!’
- “Beer me!” said Goody. “Also your weed is shit. Where’s the good stuff, dude?”
- No doubt he then can feed us, wine us, beer us, And cook us something that can warm and cheer us.
2.To drink beer.(informal)
- In Japan, students on a Friday night announce “Let's beer!”
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1815
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *beuzą
Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ
Old English bēor
Middle English ber
English beer