Drinks And Beverages

Drink and Beverage are two words that are often confused due to the appearing similarity in their meanings. Strictly speaking, there is difference between their meanings and application. The word ‘drink’ is generally used in the sense of ‘soft drink’ or ‘cool drink’. On the other hand, the word ‘beverage’ is used in the sense of ‘brew’ or ‘hot drink’. This is the main difference between the two words.

Sometimes the word ‘drink’ is used to indicate wine or any other type of liquor. On the other hand, the word ‘beverage’ does not indicate any such type of liquor or wine. This is also an important difference between the two words.

Tea and Coffee are two popular beverages used by majority of the people of the world. A beverage is usually drunk on a daily basis. On the other hand, a drink is drunk only on special occasions or during other times, but it is not consumed on a daily basis. For example, wine is not consumed on a daily basis. On the other hand, it is consumed on special occasions.

Sometimes the word ‘beverage’ is used in the sense of ‘cocktail’ too. On the other hand, the word ‘drink’ is not used generally in the sense of ‘beverage’. Any cool drink can be called a drink for that matter. It is interesting to note that the word ‘drink’ is used as a verb, and is used in the sense of ‘to gulp’. On the other hand, the word ‘beverage’ is not used as a verb. It is used only as a noun.

In the sentence ‘she drank a cup of coffee’, the word ‘drank’ is used as the past tense form of the verb ‘drink’ and it is used in the sense of ‘gulped’ and hence, the meaning of the sentence would be ‘she gulped a cup of coffee’.