to feast
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2.3
- verb
- /fiːst/
:
darse un festín
- All right, now time to feast their faces.
- feast on meat
And they just jump right on into it and feast for days.
- And they just jump right on into it and feast for days.
- The smallest squids eat things like tiny shrimp, while larger ones can feast on fish using their powerful beaks.
- During the day they lie dormant, but at night they come out to feast.
Examples
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As the party got underway, the guests danced and feasted under the autumn moon.
Fiction book (2000) -
All right, my Hungry Hippos, it's time to feast upon your meal.
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And they just jump right on into it and feast for days.
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You shall feast like a king... and fight like the God of War himself.
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Tonight we feast... ...but tomorrow you shall return below with me... ...as your new king.
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And now, now we feast!
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Tomorrow we face our destiny, but tonight we feast!
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They'll be feasting tonight, and likely all the clans will want you to visit 'em.
Fiction book (1994) -
Celebrating the arrival of spring, his family had feasted on a salad of fresh, tender lettuce.
Academic text (2001) -
During the festival, everyone gathered to feast on delicious traditional dishes.
Synonyms
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1.3
To eat the main meal of the day, often with other people
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6.5
To eat or drink with other people at a meal
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4.5
To eat and enjoy a large formal meal with many people
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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3.7
A day for special celebration and big meals, often for religious or cultural reasons
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8.3
A week-long Jewish festival called Sukkot in autumn when people live briefly in small shelters to remember the desert journey
A weeklong Jewish festival in autumn when people live in small huts to remember time in the desert
An eight-day Jewish festival also called Hanukkah that remembers the Temple in Jerusalem being made holy again
A celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church remembering the Virgin Mary being taken into heaven on August 15
An eight-day Jewish holiday called Hanukkah when families light candles each night to remember a miracle
A Muslim festival when families sacrifice an animal and share meat with the poor
A feast day in some Christian churches on January 1 that remembers Jesus' circumcision
An eight-day Jewish festival in winter called Hanukkah that celebrates the Temple in Jerusalem being made holy again
An eight-day Jewish festival in spring that remembers the Israelites leaving Egypt
A Jewish holiday called Shavuot that remembers Moses receiving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb feast comes from the same old root fest meaning 'festival', because people would eat a lot at celebrations. So to feast is to eat richly as part of a big meal.