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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•past /rɪˈpæst/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- food and drink for a meal;
a meal.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•past (n. ri past′, -päst′, rē′past, -päst;v. ri past′, -päst′),USA pronunciation n. - a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:to eat a light repast.
- a meal:the evening repast.
- the time during which a meal is eaten;
mealtime. - [Archaic.]the taking of food, as at a meal.
- [Obs.]food.
v.i. - to eat or feast (often fol. by on or upon).
- Late Latin repāscere to feed regularly, equivalent. to Latin re- re- + pāscere to feed (compare pasture)
- Latin pāstus fodder) of repaistre to eat a meal
- Old French, derivative (Compare past
- Middle English (noun, nominal) 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: repast /rɪˈpɑːst/ n - a meal or the food provided at a meal: a light repast
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from repaistre to feed, from Late Latin repāscere to nourish again, from Latin re- + pāscere to feed, pasture (of animals) |