beber

Senses

1. 1.

   to drink

   to consume liquid, especially water or beverages

2. 2.

   to absorb

   to soak up or take in (literal or figurative)

3. 3.

   to drink excessively

   to consume alcohol regularly or habitually

Examples

• "Vou beber um copo de água."

  I'm going to drink a glass of water.

• "A planta bebe a água do solo."

  The plant absorbs water from the soil.

• "Ele bebe demais nos fins de semana."

  He drinks too much on weekends.

Usage

Regular verb, very common in everyday speech. Combines naturally with beverage nouns (beber café, beber cerveja) and often appears in the colloquial phrase "beber um" (to have a drink). Note the distinction between social drinking and excessive consumption based on context and intensity markers like "demais".