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feast1 nounfeast2 verb feastfeast1 /fiːst/ ●●○ noun [countable]   feast1Origin: 1100-1200 Old French feste ‘occasion of celebration’, from Latin festum - a Thanksgiving Day feast
- On Tuesdays the restaurant offers a prime rib feast.
- The Christmas celebrations in Fiji are rounded off by a huge feast on Christmas Day.
- The last day of Kwanzaa is marked by a lavish feast.
- There were over sixty guests at the wedding feast.
- Canonized 1729; feast day, May 16.
- Chefs Kuni and Yasu, both chatty artists, carve edible canvasses that are spectacular feasts for the eyes.
- Come down Daniel to the lions' den, Come down Daniel and join in the feast.
- He said the date was chosen to coincide with the feast of St Teresa of Lisieux, patron saint of the missions.
- Here was the connubial complement to Miss Havisham's wedding feast but without the cobwebs.
- The welcome feast had made them as sick as volcanoes.
- Their clothes were aromatic with the feast they had been preparing.
a very large meal► three-course meal a large meal with three separate parts, of the type that is usually served in restaurants: · I can't eat a three-course meal at lunch time -- it's just too much.· You can get a three-course meal for $25 in the barbecue grill. ► feast a very large meal for a large number of people, to celebrate a special occasion: · There were over sixty guests at the wedding feast.· The Christmas celebrations in Fiji are rounded off by a huge feast on Christmas Day. ► heavy a heavy meal, lunch, dinner etc is one in which you eat a lot of food, and that makes you feel tired and your stomach feel full: · You shouldn't eat a heavy meal before going swimming.· After a heavy lunch my father fell asleep almost immediately. ► slap-up meal British informal a large meal with a lot of good food: · If they give me the job I'll take you out for a slap-up meal. ► spread informal a large meal for several people: · They were looking forward to the spread that Judith had prepared. ► ChronologyAD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun verbs► have a feast· We decided to have a feast to celebrate the victory. ► give a feast· He gave a feast to which all the villagers were invited. ► hold a feast (=arrange for a feast to take place)· The feast was held in the college dining hall. ► prepare a feast· A catering company was hired to prepare the feast. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + feast► a great feast (=a large and impressive feast)· A great feast took place at the palace. ► a wedding/marriage feast· This dish is traditionally served at wedding feasts. ADJECTIVE► great· It was one of the greatest feasts of his reign.· The women and children especially found him friendly and did him the honor of welcoming him to their great pumpkin feast.· Such a picture points to the great Messianic feast in the future.· Once a year the up-river migration of the salmon heading for their spawning grounds provides a great feast.· Very soon now they will be ready and then I mean to hold a great feast for all my people.· Afterwards, Thorfinn gave a great feast. ► movable· A birthday is a movable feast as the round of years is wholly unrelated to the seasons. NOUN► day· On feast days such as Passover, thousands of offerings were made.· Hence, the blessing of bread on her feast day.· It was generally held on or about the feast day of the patron saint to whom the church was dedicated.· Canonized 1729; feast day, May 16.· On special feast days a High Mass was sung to mark the occasion.· Her feast day was designated as June 20.· Prayer, songs and fireworks all helped the faithful celebrate her feast day. ► days· On feast days such as Passover, thousands of offerings were made.· I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.· On special feast days a High Mass was sung to mark the occasion. ► midnight· Let's have a midnight feast tonight, she said: a secret party.· Big Ronnie was up and about and having a midnight feast.· When it is time to eat, pretend it is a midnight feast and have the food in one of the bedrooms. ► wedding· My words have been grubby confetti, faded, tacky, blown far from the wedding feast.· Village wedding feasts may soon forsake smoked salmon canapés in favour of such things as Lincolnshire chine and Wiltshire porkies once again.· Here was the connubial complement to Miss Havisham's wedding feast but without the cobwebs.· So they lived happily in his fortress for a month and a day, celebrating their wedding feast.· The priest made a short speech praising the families and the outstanding simplicity of the wedding feast.· Witness their behaviour at the Lapithae wedding feast when the centaur Eurythion tried to rape the bride. VERB► celebrate· Christmas came in the summer holidays and was celebrated with a simple feast and decorations of flowers or branches.· Prayer, songs and fireworks all helped the faithful celebrate her feast day.· So they lived happily in his fortress for a month and a day, celebrating their wedding feast.· Tithing was of utmost importance, as was celebrating weeklong feasts in spring, summer and fall.· The markets were closed Monday for a holiday celebrating the feast of the Three Kings. ► hold· Very soon now they will be ready and then I mean to hold a great feast for all my people. ► prepare· Christians fast to prepare for a feast; the modern world feasts and then queasily goes on a diet.· Now for the questions that even experienced cooks ask when faced with preparing the Thanksgiving feast.· In the Manse the household occupied themselves with the task of preparing a feast fit for the assembled lords.· And, my great-grandmother hired shamans and prepared feasts to appease the spirits and prayed for a son. 1a large meal where a lot of people celebrate a special occasion → banquet:  a wedding feast The king promised to hold a great feast for all his people.2a very good large meal: all the ingredients for a spaghetti feastmidnight feast (=a meal eaten secretly at night by children)3an occasion when there are a lot of enjoyable things to see or dofeast for Next week’s film festival should be a real feast for cinema-goers. The play is also a visual feast.4a day or period when there is a religious celebration: the feast day of St. Francis → movable feastCOLLOCATIONSverbshave a feast· We decided to have a feast to celebrate the victory.give a feast· He gave a feast to which all the villagers were invited.hold a feast (=arrange for a feast to take place)· The feast was held in the college dining hall.prepare a feast· A catering company was hired to prepare the feast.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + feasta great feast (=a large and impressive feast)· A great feast took place at the palace.a wedding/marriage feast· This dish is traditionally served at wedding feasts.feast1 nounfeast2 verb feastfeast2 ●○○ verb VERB TABLEfeast |
| Present | I, you, we, they | feast | | he, she, it | feasts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | feasted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have feasted | | he, she, it | has feasted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had feasted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will feast | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have feasted |
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| Present | I | am feasting | | he, she, it | is feasting | | you, we, they | are feasting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was feasting | | you, we, they | were feasting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been feasting | | he, she, it | has been feasting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been feasting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be feasting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been feasting |
- On the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims feasted for three days.
- At his trial some 15,000 revellers descended on Millau for music, feasting and anti-capitalist fun.
- Death was also a time for feasting.
- Having feasted on this rich diet of generalisable material, however, a few hard questions about its reliability began to surface.
- In the wooden fortress they were still feasting when the princess's army came in sight.
- Our Master, joyful at the pleasing Sight, Invites us all to feast with him at Night.
- They welcome me warmly, and I feast on the nourishment for which I was born and which is mine par excellence.
► feast on/upon something- Hundreds of people, young and old, feasted on free hot dogs, hamburgers, and ice cream.
- Just feast your eyes on the car's leather seats and walnut dashboard.
1feast on/upon something to eat a lot of a particular food with great enjoyment: We feasted on chicken and roast potatoes.2feast your eyes on somebody/something to look at someone or something with great pleasure: If you like luxury cars, feast your eyes on these.3[intransitive] to eat and drink a lot to celebrate something |