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Word tea
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / tiː / NAmE / tiː /
Example
  • a cup/mug/pot of tea
  • lemon/iced tea
  • would you like tea or coffee?
  • do you take sugar in your tea?
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tea

(noun)BrE / tiː / NAmE / tiː /
  1. the dried leaves (called tea leaves ) of the tea bush
    • see also green tea
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/green-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.
    • a cup/mug/pot of tea
    • lemon/iced tea
    • Would you like tea or coffee?
    • Do you take sugar in your tea?
  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/herb, etc. tea
  5. the name used by some people in Britain 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 cream tea
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cream-tea
    • a cream tea.
    • What time do the kids have their tea?
  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!

    Extra Examples

    • A lady comes round the office with a tea trolley in the afternoon.
    • All rooms have tea-making facilities.
    • Allow the tea to cool before you drink it.
    • He stores his books in a tea chest.
    • He tried to alleviate their disappointment by inviting them in for tea and sympathy.
    • I cleared away the tea things.
    • I decided to treat myself to a cream tea in the tea room next door.
    • I don’t drink tea.
    • 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.
    • Pour me a cup of tea please.
    • She sipped her hot tea slowly.
    • The hospital tea bar is run by volunteers.
    • There’s some fresh tea in the pot.
    • There’s some fresh= just made tea in the pot.
    • You haven’t let the tea brew long enough.
    • a bone china tea service
    • an authentic Japanese tea house
    • When we were on holiday we had cream teas every day.
    • Would you like to come to tea on Sunday?

    Word Origin

    • mid 17th cent.: probably via Malay from Chinese (Min dialect) te; related to Mandarin chá. Compare with char (noun - sense 2).
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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