feast

feast

 (fēst)

n.

1.

a. A large, elaborately prepared meal, usually for many persons and often accompanied by entertainment; a banquet.

b. A meal that is well prepared and abundantly enjoyed.

2. A periodic religious festival commemorating an event or honoring a god or saint.

3. Something giving great pleasure or satisfaction: a book that is a veritable feast for the mind.

v. feast·ed, feast·ing, feasts

v.tr.

To give a feast for; entertain or feed sumptuously: feasted the guests on venison.

v.intr.

1. To partake of a feast; eat heartily.

2. To experience something with gratification or delight: feasted on the view.

Idiom:

feast (one's) eyes on

To be delighted or gratified by the sight of: We feasted our eyes on the paintings.

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[Middle English feste, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *fēsta, from Latin, pl. of fēstum, from fēstus, festive; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots.]

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feast′er n.

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feast

(fiːst)

n

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

vb

5. (intr)

a. to eat a feast

b. (usually foll by on) to enjoy the eating (of), as if feasting: to feast on cakes.

6. (tr) to give a feast to

7. (foll by: on) to take great delight (in): to feast on beautiful paintings.

8. (tr) to regale or delight: to feast one's mind or one's eyes.

[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]

ˈfeaster n

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feast

(fist)

n.

1. any rich or abundant meal.

2. a sumptuous entertainment or meal for many guests: a wedding feast.

3. something highly agreeable or satisfying.

4. a periodical celebration or time of celebration, usu. of a religious nature, commemorating an event, person, etc.

v.i.

5. to partake of a feast; eat sumptuously.

6. to dwell with gratification or delight, as on a picture or view.

v.t.

7. to provide or entertain with a feast.

Idioms:

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

[1150–1200; Middle English feste < Old French < Latin fēsta]

feast′er, n.

feast′less, adj.

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Feast

 the company at a feast, collectively.

Examples: feast of brewers; of quests, 1400.

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feast

Past participle: feasted
Gerund: feasting

Imperative

feast

feast

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	feast - a ceremonial dinner party for many people banquet dinner party, dinner - a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party" gaudy - (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
	2.	feast - something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes" thing - an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..."
	3.	feast - a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" banquet, spread meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time
	4.	feast - an elaborate party (often outdoors) fete, fiesta party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" luau - an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment) potlatch - a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
Verb	1.	feast - partake in a feast or banquet   banquet, junket eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" banquet, feast, junket - provide a feast or banquet for wine and dine - eat sumptuously; "we wined and dined in Paris"
	2.	feast - provide a feast or banquet for   banquet, junket feast, banquet, junket - partake in a feast or banquet host - be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"
	3.	feast - gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" feed regale, treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

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feast

noun

1. banquet, repast, spread (informal), dinner, entertainment, barbecue, revel, junket, beano (Brit. slang), blowout (slang), carouse, slap-up meal (Brit. informal), beanfeast (Brit. informal), jollification, carousal, festive board, treat Lunch was a feast of meat, vegetables, cheese, and wine.

2. festival, holiday, fête, celebration, holy day, red-letter day, religious festival, saint's day, -fest, gala day The feast of passover began last night.

3. treat, delight, pleasure, enjoyment, gratification, cornucopia Chicago provides a feast for the ears of any music lover.

verb

1. eat your fill, wine and dine, overindulge, eat to your heart's content, stuff yourself, consume, indulge, hoover (informal), gorge, devour, pig out (slang), stuff your face (slang), fare sumptuously, gormandize We feasted on cakes and ice cream.

feast your eyes on something or someone look at with delight, gaze at, devour with your eyes She stood feasting her eyes on the view.

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feast

noun

A large meal elaborately prepared or served:

banquet, junket.

Informal: feed, spread.

phrasal verb
feast on

To be avidly interested in:

devour, eat up, relish.

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Translations

عيدوَليمَه، مأدُبَهيَتَناوَل طَعاما، يَشْتَرِك في مأدُبَه

hostinasvátekhodovat

festmåltidguffe i sighelligdag

FeiertagFestschmausSchmausschmausen

γιορτή

banquetefestínfiestabanquetearcomilona

herkutella

fêtefestinfestoyerbanquetbanqueter

lakomalakomán részt veszünnepi lakomaünnepnap

gera sér glaîan daghátíîveisla

banchettofestafissorimpinzarsibanchettare

puotautišventė

dzīresdzīrotmielastsmielotiessvētki

festmåltidgjestebudholde selskaphøytidnyte festmat

uczta

banquete

банкетпир

hodovaťhostina

gostija

bayramyiyip içmekyortuziyafet

参加宴会盛宴节日

feast

[fiːst]

A. N

1. (= meal) → banquete m (= big meal) → comilona f, tragadera f (Mex)
it's feast or famine → cuando mucho, cuando nada

2. (Rel) → fiesta f

3. (fig) (= treat) the film promises a feast of special effects → la película promete ser un derroche de efectos especiales

B. VT (o.f. or liter) [+ guest] → agasajar
to feast one's eyes on sth/sb → regalarse la vista con algo/algn

C. VI → darse un banquete
to feast on sth → darse un banquete con algo

D. CPD feast day N (Rel) → fiesta f, día m festivo

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feast

[ˈfiːst]

n

(= meal) → festin m, banquet m wedding feast, midnight feast

(fig)
a feast of special effects → un bouquet d'effets spéciaux
We are giving the viewers a feast of football → Nous offrons aux téléspectateurs une véritable fête du football.
We have a veritable feast of video entertainment to be won → Nous vous offrons une multitude de cassettes vidéo à gagner.

(also feast day) (= religious festival) → fête f moveable feast

vi

(= eat) → festoyer
to feast on sth [+ food] → se régaler de qch

vt
to feast one's eyes on sth/sb → se délecter à la vue de qch/qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

feast

n

(= banquet) → Festmahl nt, → Festessen nt; a wedding feast → ein Hochzeitsmahl nt (geh); a feast for the eyes → eine Augenweide; a feast of entertainment → erstklassige Unterhaltung; it’s feast or famine (fig) → alles oder nichts

(Eccl, Rel) → Fest nt; feast day → Festtag m, → Feiertag m; movable/immovable feast → beweglicher/unbeweglicher Feiertag

vi (lit) → Festgelage pl → /ein Festgelage halten; to feast on something → sich an etw (dat) → gütlich tun; (person also) → in etw (dat) → schwelgen; (fig) → sich an etw (dat) → weiden

vt

guest → festlich bewirten; to feast oneself → sich gütlich tun (→ on an +dat); (person also) → schwelgen (→ on in +dat)

to feast one’s eyes on somebody/something → seine Augen an jdm/etw weiden

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feast

[fiːst]

1. n (meal) → pranzo, banchetto (Rel) (fig) → festa
feast day → festa, festività f inv

2. vt to feast one's eyes on sth/sb → deliziarsi alla vista di qc/qn

3. vi → banchettare
to feast on sth → banchettare a qc

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

feast

(fiːst) noun

1. a large and rich meal, usually eaten to celebrate some occasion. The king invited them to a feast in the palace. fees, onthaal وَليمَه، مأدُبَه угошение festim hostina der Festschmaus festmåltid συμπόσιο, πλούσιο φαγοπότι banquete, festín pidusöök ضیافت؛ سور juhla-ateria festinסעודה भोज gozba (ünnepi) lakoma pesta veisla banchetto 祝宴 성찬 puota mielasts; dzīres pesta feestmaalfestmåltid, gjestebuduczta مذهبى مېله: ميلمستيا، نارى festim ospăţ пир hostina gostija gozba kalas, festmåltid งานเลี้ยงฉลอง ziyafet 盛宴 свято بڑی ضیافت bữa tiệc 盛宴

2. (sometimes with capital) a particular day on which some (especially religious) person or event is remembered and celebrated. Today is the feast of St Stephen. fees عيد празник festa svátek der Feiertag helligdag γιορτήfiesta püha(d) سالروز juhlapäivä fêteחג स्मरणदिवस svetkovina ünnep(nap) perayaan hátíð festa 祝祭 (주로 종교적인) 축제 šventė (reliģiski) svētki perayaan feesthøytid, festświęto شواروز festa sărbătoare праздник sviatok praznik svetkovina högtidsdag, helg, helgdag ฉลอง yortu, bayram (宗教上的)節日 вшанування سالانہ مذہبی تہوار ngày lễ hội （宗教上的）节日

verb

to eat (as if) at a feast. We feasted all day. feesvier, smul, onthaal يَتَناوَل طَعاما، يَشْتَرِك في مأدُبَه пирувам banquetear hodovat schmausen guffe i sig τρώω πλούσια banquetear, festejar pidusööki nautima, maiustama شکم از عزا درآوردن mässäillä festoyer לִסעוֹד भोजन करना, आन्नदित होना gostiti se lakomán részt vesz berpesta gera sér glaðan dag festeggiare ごちそうを食べる (성찬을) 잔뜩 즐기다 puotauti mieloties; dzīrot berpesta zich tegoed doen holde selskap/gjestebud; nyte festmatucztować ډير خوراك،ډير خوړل festejar/refestelar-se? a se ospăta пировать hodovať gostiti se sladiti se festa, kalasa กินเลี้ยง yiyip içmek 參加宴會 бенкетувати; святкувати دعوت اڑانا ăn cỗ 参加宴会

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