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feast

[ feest ]

noun

  1. any rich or abundant meal:

    The steak dinner was a feast.

  2. a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests:

    a wedding feast.

  3. something highly agreeable:

    The Rembrandt exhibition was a feast for the eyes.

  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.



verb (used without object)

  1. to have or partake of a feast; eat sumptuously.
  2. to dwell with gratification or delight, as on a picture or view.

verb (used with object)

  1. to provide or entertain with a feast.

feast

/ ھː /

noun

  1. a large and sumptuous meal, usually given as an entertainment for several people
  2. a periodic religious celebration
  3. something extremely pleasing or sumptuous

    a feast for the eyes

  4. movable feast
    a festival or other event of variable date
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr
    1. to eat a feast
    2. usually foll by on to enjoy the eating (of), as if feasting

      to feast on cakes

  2. tr to give a feast to
  3. intrfoll byon to take great delight (in)

    to feast on beautiful paintings

  4. tr to regale or delight

    to feast one's mind or one's eyes

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڱ𲹲ٱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ڱ𲹲İ noun
  • ڱ𲹲l adjective
  • dzܳЭ𲹲 verb (used with object)
  • v·ڱ𲹲 verb
  • ·ڱ𲹲 noun
  • ܲ·ڱ𲹲Ļ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of feast1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English feste, from Old French, from Latin ŧٲ, neuter plural (reinterpteted as feminine singular noun in Vulgar Latin ) of ŧٳܲ “festal, festive,” equivalent to ŧ- (akin to fair 2 ) + -tus adjective suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of feast1

C13: from Old French feste , from Latin festa , neuter plural (later assumed to be feminine singular) of festus joyful; related to Latin Գܳ temple, ŧ festivals
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. feast one's eyes, to gaze with great joy, admiration, or relish:

    to feast one's eyes on the Grand Canyon.

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Synonym Study

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.
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Example Sentences

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A local restaurant delivered a feast for them, hailed as heroes by many in the capital.

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We feasted on hearty bowls of soup, silky hummus topped with falafel, a shawarma wrap and a medley of delicious olives.

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It’s a feast for fans, not much more.

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He said he had seen videos that showed flocks of ravens hovering behind the harvesters so they could “feast on the carnage.”

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Reaves feasted, the Lakers’ leading scorer getting wide-open looks at three.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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