beef

UK
/biːf/
US
/bif/

Translations

beefnoun
beefs
pl
UK
/biːf/
US
/bif/
They had a beef over the project deadline.
У них была ссора из-за срока сдачи проекта.
I bought some beef for dinner.
Я купил немного говядины на ужин.
Additional translations
beefverb
beefed
Past Simple
beefed
Past Participle
beefing
Gerund
UK
/biːf/
US
/biːf/
He always beefs about the weather.
Он всегда жалуется на погоду.
beefadjective
more beef
Comp.
most beef
Super.
UK
/biːf/
US
/biːf/
Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘made of, consisting of, or relating to beef’.
beevesnoun

beef

beeves
pl
UK
/ˈbiːvz/
US
/ˈbivz/
The chef prepared a delicious dish using fresh beeves.
Шеф-повар приготовил вкусное блюдо, используя свежую говядину.
The farmer raised beeves for the local market.
Фермер выращивал быков для местного рынка.
Additional translations

Definitions

beefnoun
The flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food.
She prepared a delicious beef stew for dinner.
A complaint or grievance.
He had a beef with the way the project was being managed.
Physical strength or muscular power; brawn.
The new linebacker added extra beef to the team’s defense.
The substantive or most important part of something; substance.
Your proposal sounds impressive, but where’s the beef?
Cattle raised for their meat, or the flesh of such animals regarded collectively.
Prices for live beef have risen sharply this season.
beefverb
To complain or grumble about something.
He always beefs about the long hours at work.
To make something greater, stronger, or more substantial, usually followed by "up".
The city has beefed up security for the festival.
beefadjective
Made of, derived from, or relating to beef.
She ordered a beef burger with extra cheese.
beevesnoun
Plural form of 'beef', referring to cattle or cows, especially when raised for meat.
The farmer had a herd of beeves grazing in the pasture.