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- 1. a meal: formal "a sumptuous repast"
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noun [ C ] literary uk / rɪˈpɑːst / us / rɪˈpæst / Add to word list. a meal: Yet that simple repast was fit for a king. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Meals & parts of meals. accompaniment. afternoon tea. afters. amuse-bouche. antipasto. elevenses. English breakfast. feast. feeding. finger buffet. plat du jour. plate meal.
1. : something taken as food : meal. 2. : the act or time of taking food. repast. 2 of 2. verb. re· past ri-ˈpast. repasted; repasting; repasts. transitive verb. obsolete : feed. intransitive verb. : to take food : feast. Synonyms. Noun. chow. feed. meal. menu. mess.
Whether it's a sumptuous feast you're sitting down to or just a simple bite to eat, repast is just another word for "meal." Based on the Latin word repascere, which means "to feed," a repast is any collection of food served and eaten at one time. In verb form, repast means to eat or feast.
Repast definition: a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating. See examples of REPAST used in a sentence.
(Definition of repast from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of repast. repast. You need to requisite ingredients, but if these are in your inventory, there are a wide range of possible repasts. From Ars Technica.
Definition of 'repast' Word Frequency. Share. ×. Credits. ×. repast. (rɪpɑːst, -pæst ) Word forms: plural repasts. countable noun. A repast is a meal. [literary] We await our simple repast. Synonyms: meal, spread [informal], collation, refection More Synonyms of repast. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
1. a meal or the food provided at a meal: a light repast. 2. archaic. a. food in general; nourishment. b. the act of taking food or refreshment. vb. ( intr) archaic to feed (on) [C14: from Old French, from repaistre to feed, from Late Latin repāscere to nourish again, from Latin re- + pāscere to feed, pasture (of animals)]
Repast definition: A meal or the food eaten or provided at a meal.
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Definition of repast noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
