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title: brew — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brew» in the school dictionary: To make beer by soaking, boiling and fermenting grain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brew

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** storm, trouble, Gran, you, I, witches · **What happens:** make, soak, boil, ferment, mix, fancy · **To what, where:** beer, grain, tea, coffee, brew, pot · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«brew» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [brew in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brew.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make beer by soaking, boiling and fermenting grain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:m1:1
# text = To make beer by soaking, boiling and fermenting grain.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	beer	beer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	soaking	soak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	fermenting	ferment	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
10	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | beer |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset beer=Product |
| 2 | **soak** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **boil** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **ferment** | gerund |  | grain |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make tea or coffee by mixing it with hot water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:m2:1
# text = To make tea or coffee by mixing it with hot water.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	mixing	mix	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | tea or coffee |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tea=Product |
| 2 | **mix** | gerund |  | coffee |  |  |  | with hot water | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient with water=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun, UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cup of tea: «fancy a brew?».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:m3:1
# text = A cup of tea: «fancy a brew?».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	fancy	fancy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	brew	brew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fancy** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | a brew |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brew=Stimulus |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of something bad, to be about to happen: a storm is brewing, trouble is brewing.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:m4:1
# text = Of something bad, to be about to happen: a storm is brewing, trouble is brewing.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	brewing	brew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	brewing	brew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **brew** | present · progressive | a storm |  |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **brew** | present · progressive | trouble |  |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mixture, especially a strange one, like a witch's brew.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:m5:1
# text = A mixture, especially a strange one, like a witch's brew.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mixture	mixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	brew	brew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran brewed a pot of tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:x1:1
# text = Gran brewed a pot of tea.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brewed	brew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brew** | past | Gran | a pot of tea |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pot=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fancy a brew? I'll put the kettle on.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Fancy a brew?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:x2:1
# text = Fancy a brew?
1	Fancy	fancy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	brew	brew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fancy** | imperative | you *not said here* | a brew |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brew=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* I'll put the kettle on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:x2:2
# text = I'll put the kettle on.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put on** | future | I | the kettle |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent kettle=Goal |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The witches stirred their bubbling brew.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:x3:1
# text = The witches stirred their bubbling brew.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	witches	witch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stirred	stir	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bubbling	bubbling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	brew	brew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stir** | past | the witches | witches's bubbling brew |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus brew=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dark clouds showed a storm was brewing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:x4:1
# text = Dark clouds showed a storm was brewing.
1	Dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	brewing	brew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Dark clouds |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **brew** | past · progressive | a storm |  |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I could tell trouble was brewing in the playground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:x5:1
# text = I could tell trouble was brewing in the playground.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	brewing	brew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | could | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **brew** | past · progressive | trouble |  |  | the playground |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Monks used to brew beer in the abbey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:x6:1
# text = Monks used to brew beer in the abbey.
1	Monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	brew	brew	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	beer	beer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	abbey	abbey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Monks |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **brew** | to-infinitive | Monks *not said here* | beer |  | the abbey |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beer=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The moor-woman was at her brewing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brew:x7:1
# text = The moor-woman was at her brewing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	brewing	brewing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the moor woman |  |  | woman's brewing |  |  | tree rules |

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