noun
feast
feest
noun
1
A large, often celebratory meal.
"The wedding feast lasted well into the night."
"Grandma always puts on a real feast at Christmas."
2
A religious festival or holy day.
"The feast of the harvest is celebrated across the region every autumn."
verb
1
To eat a large, lavish meal, often as part of a celebration.
"The whole family feasted on roast turkey and pies."
How to Use Feast
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA big, celebratory meal, or (as a verb) to eat one lavishly.
Common pairings
a feast for the eyes
feast on
wedding feast
Word Forms
feasted past tense, feasts plural, Feasts plural, feasts singular
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Etymology
From Old French feste, from Latin festum ("holiday, festival") — a doublet of "fete", "fiesta", and "fest".