repast
1 of 2noun
re·past ri-ˈpast 
ˈrē-ˌpast
1
: something taken as food : meal
2
: the act or time of taking food
repast
2 of 2verb
re·past ri-ˈpast
repasted; repasting; repasts
transitive verb
obsolete : feed
intransitive verb
: to take food : feast
Synonyms
Noun
- chow
- feed
- meal
- menu
- mess
- refection
- table
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Example Sentences
Noun She offered us a light repast before we set out on our trip. monks taking their evening repast in silence
Recent Examples on the Web
Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 When the news broke in Uvalde, one Buffalo family had just returned home from a repast after burying their relative. New York Times, 7 July 2022 The officer drove to the scene and found a large crowd at a repast. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 13 June 2022 At the end of the play, the performers sit onstage, pass around bowls of food and happily proceed to enjoy a light repast as if exhausted from their efforts. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022 Our last night’s repast was on the historic grounds of a winery in Valpolicella, about an hour from Vicenza and situated between Lake Garda and the Euganean Hills. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2021 At night, Bar Margot will have a three-course Southern repast with three-cheese macaroni and cheese and green bean casserole. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 For a July 28, 2004, Express-News story on the home, mid-1940s resident James Mosier recalled attending dances and playing softball against church league teams, followed by a repast of hot dogs cooked by the coach. Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 19 June 2021 Shadie and friends opted to bring their own food, but both Picnic Party Cleveland and Picnics by the Lake work with local vendors to provide a tasty repast. cleveland, 22 Sep. 2021 See More
Noun
Uncle Clifford goes to the after-funeral repast to pick up some chitlins for her grandmother. Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 When the news broke in Uvalde, one Buffalo family had just returned home from a repast after burying their relative. New York Times, 7 July 2022 The officer drove to the scene and found a large crowd at a repast. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 13 June 2022 At the end of the play, the performers sit onstage, pass around bowls of food and happily proceed to enjoy a light repast as if exhausted from their efforts. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022 Our last night’s repast was on the historic grounds of a winery in Valpolicella, about an hour from Vicenza and situated between Lake Garda and the Euganean Hills. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2021 At night, Bar Margot will have a three-course Southern repast with three-cheese macaroni and cheese and green bean casserole. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 For a July 28, 2004, Express-News story on the home, mid-1940s resident James Mosier recalled attending dances and playing softball against church league teams, followed by a repast of hot dogs cooked by the coach. Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 19 June 2021 Shadie and friends opted to bring their own food, but both Picnic Party Cleveland and Picnics by the Lake work with local vendors to provide a tasty repast. cleveland, 22 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from (soi) repaistre to feed upon, from re- + pestre, paistre to feed, from Latin pascere — more at food
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Kids Definition
repast
noun
re·past ri-ˈpast
: meal entry 1
repasts 1 of 2
noun
as in meals
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time monks taking their evening repast in silence Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- meals
- menus
- dinners
- feasts
- banquets
- lunches
- suppers
- tables
- chow
- breakfasts
- buffets
- feeds
- snacks
- refreshments
- luncheons
- refections
- teas
- tastes
- messes
- servings
- smorgasbords
- collations
- bites
- picnics
- morsels
- boards
- clambakes
- barbecues
- roasts
- gulps
- cookouts
- fry-ups
- fries
- potlucks
- bakes
- regales
- barbeques
- luaus
- spreads
repasts
2 of 2verb
as in banquets
Synonyms & Similar Words
- banquets
- feasts
- victuals
- dines
- snacks
- partakes
- breakfasts
- lunches
- feeds
- noshes
- fares
- refreshes
- eats
- overeats
- gluts
- nibbles
- gorges
- picnics
- pigs out
- sups
- messes
- overfeeds
- chows (down)
- boards
- dines out
- grazes
- digs in
- gormandizes
- picks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- diets
- fasts