Topic: Food Actions (Cooking Verbs)Word 60 of 69
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
- 1noun
A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.
- 2verb
- 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.”
Topics & Categories
Topic & ExploreInflected 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.
Frequently Asked Questions: Stew in English
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Stew definition: A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.
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'Stew' translates to 'stew' in English. Stew definition: A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.
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