repast

re·past

R0157400 (rĭ-păst′)n. A meal or the food eaten or provided at a meal.v. re·past·ed, re·past·ing, re·pasts v.intr. To eat or feast.v.tr. Obsolete To give food to.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin repāstus, from past participle of repāscere, to feed : re-, re- + Latin pāscere, to feed; see pā- in Indo-European roots.]

repast

(rɪˈpɑːst) n1. a meal or the food provided at a meal: a light repast. 2. archaic a. food in general; nourishmentb. the act of taking food or refreshmentvb (intr) archaic to feed (on)[C14: from Old French, from repaistre to feed, from Late Latin repāscere to nourish again, from Latin re- + pāscere to feed, pasture (of animals)]

re•past

(rɪˈpæst, -ˈpɑst)

n. 1. food and drink for a meal. 2. the meal itself. 3. mealtime. v.i. 4. to eat or feast (often fol. by on or upon). [1300–50; (n.) < Old French, derivative of repaistre to eat a meal]

repast

Past participle: repasted
Gerund: repasting

Imperative
repast
repast

Present
I repast
you repast
he/she/it repasts
we repast
you repast
they repast

Preterite
I repasted
you repasted
he/she/it repasted
we repasted
you repasted
they repasted

Present Continuous
I am repasting
you are repasting
he/she/it is repasting
we are repasting
you are repasting
they are repasting

Present Perfect
I have repasted
you have repasted
he/she/it has repasted
we have repasted
you have repasted
they have repasted

Past Continuous
I was repasting
you were repasting
he/she/it was repasting
we were repasting
you were repasting
they were repasting

Past Perfect
I had repasted
you had repasted
he/she/it had repasted
we had repasted
you had repasted
they had repasted

Future
I will repast
you will repast
he/she/it will repast
we will repast
you will repast
they will repast

Future Perfect
I will have repasted
you will have repasted
he/she/it will have repasted
we will have repasted
you will have repasted
they will have repasted

Future Continuous
I will be repasting
you will be repasting
he/she/it will be repasting
we will be repasting
you will be repasting
they will be repasting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been repasting
you have been repasting
he/she/it has been repasting
we have been repasting
you have been repasting
they have been repasting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been repasting
you will have been repasting
he/she/it will have been repasting
we will have been repasting
you will have been repasting
they will have been repasting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been repasting
you had been repasting
he/she/it had been repasting
we had been repasting
you had been repasting
they had been repasting

Conditional
I would repast
you would repast
he/she/it would repast
we would repast
you would repast
they would repast

Past Conditional
I would have repasted
you would have repasted
he/she/it would have repasted
we would have repasted
you would have repasted
they would have repasted

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

repast - the food served and eaten at one timemealcourse - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"mess - a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnelaliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the bodysquare meal - a substantial and nourishing meal; "he seldom got three square meals a day"potluck - whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all; "having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck"; "a potluck supper"refection - a light meal or repastbreakfast - the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)brunch - combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morningdejeuner, lunch, luncheon, tiffin - a midday mealafternoon tea, teatime, tea - a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"dinner - the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday; "dinner will be at 8"; "on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church"supper - a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtimebuffet - a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselvespicnic - any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursioncollation, snack, bite - a light informal mealnosh-up - a large satisfying mealploughman's lunch - a meal consisting of a sandwich of bread and cheese and a saladbanquet, feast, spread - a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"entremets, side dish, side order - a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main coursesandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

repast

noun meal, spread (informal), collation, refection, food, kai (N.Z. informal), nourishment, victuals He proclaimed it a splendid repast.

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