Meaning

(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.
2. (uncountable) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
3. (uncountable) A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid.
4. (countable) A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.
5. (countable) A variety of the above beverages.
6. (informal, transitive) To give beer to (someone).
7. (informal, intransitive) To drink beer.
8. (nonstandard) One who is or exists.

Example Sentences

Beer is brewed all over the world.

“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]”

I bought a few beers from the shop for the party.

Can I buy you a beer?

I'd like two beers and a glass of white wine.

Pilsner is one of the most commonly served beers in Europe.

I haven't tried this beer before.

I had two beers yesterday at the restaurant.

Word Forms

• beers
• beering
• beered
• be-er

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Use beer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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