beer
Beer (noun) means an alcoholic drink made by fermenting malted grain, usually flavored with hops. Example: “They shared a round of beer after the game.”
How to Use Beer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe common alcoholic drink brewed from grain, or a single serving of it.
Word Forms
beered past tense, beers plural, beers plural, beers singular
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Etymology
From Old English beor, from a Proto-Germanic root, though some scholars trace a link to Vulgar Latin biber ("a drink"), from Latin bibere ("to drink").
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What does “beer” mean?
The word “beer” means an alcoholic drink made by fermenting malted grain, usually flavored with hops. In plain terms, the common alcoholic drink brewed from grain, or a single serving of it.
How do you pronounce “beer”?
“Beer” is pronounced BEER (/ˈbɪɚ/ in IPA).
How do you use “beer” in a sentence?
Here is “beer” used in a sentence: “They shared a round of beer after the game.”
What is another word for “beer”?
Words with a similar meaning to “beer” include ale, amber fluid, amber nectar, bitter, brew and brewski.
What part of speech is “beer”?
“Beer” is a noun.
Where does the word “beer” come from?
The word “beer” comes from Vulgar Latin. From Old English beor, from a Proto-Germanic root, though some scholars trace a link to Vulgar Latin biber ("a drink"), from Latin bibere ("to drink").
Is “beer” a common word?
“Beer” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.
How many meanings does “beer” have?
“Beer” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: an alcoholic drink made by fermenting malted grain, usually flavored with hops.
What is the difference between beer and lager?
Lager is a type of beer, not a separate drink. Beer is the broad category for alcoholic drinks brewed from malted grain, and it divides mainly into ales and lagers. Lagers are brewed cool with bottom-fermenting yeast, giving a crisp, clean taste, while ales ferment warm for a fuller, fruitier flavour.
What is beer made from?
Beer is made from four core ingredients: water, malted grain (usually barley), hops, and yeast. The malt provides sugars, the yeast ferments them into alcohol, and the hops add bitterness, aroma, and balance. Different grains, hops, and brewing methods produce the huge range of beer styles found around the world.
What are the main types of beer?
Beers fall into two broad families based on how they ferment: ales and lagers. Ales are brewed warm and include styles like pale ale, stout, and wheat beer. Lagers are brewed cool and include pilsners and many pale, crisp varieties. Within these families sit hundreds of regional and craft styles.
What is the difference between beer and ale?
Ale is a type of beer, so the two are not opposites. Beer is the general category, while ale is one of its two main branches, alongside lager. Ales are brewed with warm-fermenting yeast, which tends to give richer, fruitier, more robust flavours than the cleaner, crisper character of most lagers.