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stew Definition and Meaning in English (stew definition)

noun
Quick Answer • Definition

Stew definition: A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.

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Definitions of Stew

  1. 1noun

    A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.

  2. 2verb

    To cook food slowly in a liquid in a closed dish or pan.

  3. 3verb(informal)

    To worry or suffer especially about something that is not very important.

Example Sentences

casual

“She made a delicious beef stew for dinner.”

casual

“Don't stew over small mistakes; learn from them.”

casual

“The vegetables need to stew for another hour.”

Inflected Word Forms

past tensestewed
past participlestewed
present participlestewing

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

in a stewidiom

In a state of anxiety or agitation.

stew in one's own juiceidiom

To suffer the consequences of one's own actions or mistakes without help from others.

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