Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - feast
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Feast
feast
~1 n 1 a large meal for a lot of people, to celebrate a special occasion (a wedding feast | hold a feast) (A great feast was held in Columbus's honour.) 2 a very good, large meal (Jane's mother had cooked us a real feast. | midnight feast (=a meal eaten secretly at night by children)) 3 an occasion when there are a lot of enjoyable things to see or do + for (Next week's film festival should be a real feast for cinema-goers.) 4 a day or period when there is a religious festival (- see also movable feast) ~2 v 1 feast on/upon sth to eat a lot of a particular food with great enjoyment (flies feasting on rotting flesh) 2 feast your eyes on to look at someone or something with great pleasure (Travellers came to feast their eyes on the natural beauty of the region.) 3 to eat and drink a lot to celebrate something 4 T usually passive to be honoured by a special meal
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(feasts, feasting, feasted) 1. A feast is a large and special meal. Lunch was a feast of meat and vegetables, cheese, yoghurt and fruit, with unlimited wine... The fruit was often served at wedding feasts... = banquet N-COUNT 2. If you feast on a particular food, you eat a large amount of it with great enjoyment. They feasted well into the afternoon on mutton and corn stew... VERB: V on n 3. If you feast, you take part in a feast. Only a few feet away, their captors feasted in the castle’s banqueting hall. VERB: V • feasting The feasting, drinking, dancing and revelry continued for several days. N-UNCOUNT 4. A feast is a day or time of the year when a special religious celebration takes place. The Jewish feast of Passover began last night... = festival N-COUNT 5. If you feast your eyes on something, you look at it for a long time with great attention because you find it very attractive. She stood feasting her eyes on the view. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English feste, from Anglo-French, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival, from neuter of festus solemn, festal; akin to Latin feriae holidays, fanum temple Date: 13th century 1. a. an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment ; banquet b. (1) something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment a visual ~ (2) abundance, profusion an unprecedented ~ of corruption, gargantuan in scale — Neil Sheehan 2. a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to take part in a ~ 2. to enjoy some unusual pleasure or delight transitive verb 1. to give a ~ for 2. delight, gratify ~ing our eyes on the scenery • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a large or sumptuous meal. 2 a gratification to the senses or mind. 3 a an annual religious celebration. b a day dedicated to a particular saint. 4 an annual village festival. --v. 1 intr. partake of a feast; eat and drink sumptuously. 2 tr. a regale. b pass (time) in feasting. Phrases and idioms feast-day a day on which a feast (esp. in sense 3) is held. feast one's eyes on take pleasure in beholding. feast of reason intellectual talk. Derivatives feaster n. Etymology: ME f. OF feste, fester f. L festus joyous ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. пир; празднество; банкет marriage feast —- брачный пир to make (a) feast —- пировать, устраивать пир to give (to hold) a feast —- дать банкет to make a feast of smth. —- лакомиться чем-л., наслаждаться хорошей едой; наедаться до отвала feast for the gods —- пища богов, чудесная еда feast of fat things, the feast of Lucullus —- лукуллов пир, роскошное угощение 2. наслаждение intellectual feast —- интеллектуальное наслаждение feast for the eyes —- наслаждение для глаз, приятное зрелище feast of intelligent conversation —- удовольствие, получаемое от разговора с умным собеседником 3. (религиозный) праздник movable feasts —- праздники, отмечаемые в разные дни feast day —- праздничный день, особ. день приходского праздника feast rite —- праздничный обряд, праздничная служба Id: enough is as good as feast —- посл. от добра добра не ищут Id: feast today and fast tomorrow —- посл. разом густо, разом пусто Id: Dutch feast —- пирушка, на которой хозяин напивается первым Id: a death's head at the feast —- кто-л. омрачающий веселье; унылая физиономия на празднике; то, что портит удовольствие (отравляет веселье); неприятное происшествие во время праздника Id: F. of Fools (of Asses) —- ист. "пир дураков" (средневековое празднество) 4. пировать, праздновать they feasted the night away —- они пировали всю ночь 5. угощать;...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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of Tabernacles праздник кущей FEAST 1. noun 1) пир; празднество; банкет 2) удовольствие, наслаждение a feast for the eye(s) - приятное зрелище 3) праздник; ежегодный сельский церковный или приходский праздник feast today and fast tomorrow prov. - разом густо, разом пусто enough is as good as a feast prov. - от добра добра не ищут; больше, чем достаточно Syn: see celebration 2. v. 1) пировать, праздновать 2) принимать, чествовать; угощать(ся) 3) наслаждаться to feast ones eyes on smb., smth. - любоваться кем-л., чем-л. ...Англо-русский словарь
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