Repast Definition

rĭ-păst
repasts
noun
repasts
Food and drink for a meal.
Webster's New World
A meal.
Webster's New World
The eating of food, as at a meal.
Webster's New World
Mealtime.
Webster's New World
Food.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
repasts
To eat or feast.
Webster's New World
To give food to.
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Other Word Forms of Repast

Noun

Singular:
repast
Plural:
repasts

Origin of Repast

  • Middle English from Old French from Late Latin repāstus from past participle of repāscere to feed re- re- Latin pāscere to feed pā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French repast, from the verb repaistre, from Latin repascere.

    From Wiktionary

Repast Sentence Examples

  • The girl has swooned, and the vampyre is at his hideous repast!

  • Dean spotted three of the old men gathered at their usual table for their morning repast of caffeine and cake and gossip.

  • They would have to prepare a more substantial repast for the hardier and more exercised intellects of those who listened to them.

  • You can unwind in our comfortable lounge bar with a pre-dinner drink or relax in our delightful drawing room after a sumptuous repast.

  • Ever since his death his many friends have been trying to learn the culinary secrets which made a repast of his devising so delicious.

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Words Starting With

RREREP

Words Ending With

TSTAST

Unscrambles

repast

Words Starting With R and Ending With T

Starts With R & Ends With TStarts With RE & Ends With TStarts With R & Ends With ST

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With T