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• a packet of tea
• i spooned the tea into the pot.
• a blend of different teas (= types of tea)
• a cup of tea

tea

1. the dried leaves (called tea leaves) of the tea bush
• SEE ALSO green tea
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/green-tea
• a packet of tea
• I spooned the tea into the pot.
• a blend of different teas (= types of tea)
2. a hot drink made by pouring boiling water onto tea leaves. It may be drunk with milk or lemon and/or sugar added.
• SEE ALSO bubble tea
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bubble-tea
• a cup of tea
• A pot of tea for two, please.
• iced tea
• Would you like tea or coffee?
• I don't drink tea.
• Do you take sugar in your tea?

Extra Examples

• She sipped her hot tea slowly.
• Allow the tea to cool before you drink it.
• I'll bring you a cup of tea in a few minutes.
• I'll have tea—white, no sugar, please.
• I'll make you some tea.
• John rushed around dispensing tea and cakes to everyone.
• There's some fresh tea in the pot.
• You haven't let the tea brew long enough.
• All rooms have tea-making facilities.
• The hospital tea bar is run by volunteers.
• an authentic Japanese tea house
3. a cup of tea
• Two teas, please.
4. a hot drink made by pouring boiling water onto the leaves of other plants
• SEE ALSO beef tea
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/beef-tea
• camomile/mint/herbal tea
5. the name used by some people in the UK for the cooked meal eaten in the evening, especially when it is eaten early in the evening
• COMPARE dinner
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dinner
• You can have your tea as soon as you come home from school.
6. a light meal eaten in the afternoon or early evening, usually with sandwiches and/or biscuits and cakes and with tea to drink
• SEE ALSO afternoon tea
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/afternoon-tea
• Would you like to come to tea on Sunday?
• I cleared away the tea things.
7. not what somebody likes or is interested in
• An evening at the opera isn't everyone's cup of tea.
• He's nice enough but not really my cup of tea.
8. not even for a great reward
• I wouldn't do your job. Not for all the tea in China!

Word Origin

• mid 17th cent.: probably via Malay from Chinese (Min dialect) te; related to Mandarin chá. Compare with char (noun - sense 2).