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BEER/bɪə/

An alcoholic drink from grain, usually yellow-brown, is beer. Order a beer or a pint of beer in a pub. Bear is the large animal — same sound for some speakers, different word. Wine is another drink, from grapes.

Meaning

An alcoholic drink, usually yellow-brown, made from grain.

Examples

• “He ordered a beer.”
• “He ordered a beer at the bar.”
• “This beer is from Scotland.”

Good to know

a beer / a pint of beer. Mix-up: bear (animal).

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