Definition of 'feast'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense feasts
, present participle feasting
, past tense, past participle feasted
2. verb
3. verb
If you feast, you take part in a feast.
4. singular noun [with supplement, usually NOUN of noun]
5. countable noun
A feast is a day or time of the year when a special religious celebration takes place.
6.
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feaster (ˈfeaster) noun
Word origin
C13: from Old French feste, from Latin festa, neuter plural (later assumed to be feminine singular) of festus joyful; related to Latin fānum temple, fēriae festivals
Word Frequency
feast in American English
noun
verb intransitive
4.
to eat a rich, elaborate meal
5.
to have a special treat
verb transitive
6.
to entertain at a feast or banquet
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Derived forms
feaster (ˈfeaster)
noun
Word origin
ME feste < OFr < VL festa < pl. of L festum, festival < festus, festal, joyful, orig., of days for religious observance: see fair2Word Frequency
feast in American English
(fist)
noun
SYNONYMS 2. feast, banquet imply large social events, with an abundance of food. A feast is a meal with a plenteous supply of food and drink for a large company: to provide a feast for all company employees. A banquet is an elaborate feast for a formal and ceremonious occasion: the main speaker at a banquet. 4.
a periodical celebration or time of celebration, usually of a religious nature, commemorating an event, person, etc
Every year, in September, the townspeople have a feast in honor of their patron saint
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Derived forms
feaster noun
feastless
adjective
Word origin
[1150–1200; ME feste ‹ OF ‹ L fēsta, neut. pl. (taken as fem. sing. n.) of fēstus festal, festive, equiv. to fēs- (akin to fair2) + -tus adj. suffix]Examples of 'feast' in a sentence
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feast
British English: feast
NOUN /fiːst/
A feast is a large and special meal.
Lunch was a feast of meat and vegetables, cheese, yoghurt and fruit.
British English: feast
VERB /fiːst/
If you feast on a particular food, you eat a large amount of it with great enjoyment.
They feasted well into the afternoon on mutton and corn stew.
- American English: feast /ˈfist/
- Brazilian Portuguese: banquetear-se
- Chinese: 大啖
- European Spanish: festejar
- French: se régaler
- German: schlemmen
- Italian: banchettare
- Japanese: 満喫する
- Korean: 즐겁게 마음껏 먹다
- European Portuguese: banquetear-se
- Latin American Spanish: festejar
- Thai: กินเลี้ยง
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