"feast" meaning in English

See feast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fi:st/ Audio: En-us-feast.ogg [US] Forms: feast [singular], feasts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A feast is a large meal.
    Sense id: simple-feast-en-noun-MAiHiqnI

Verb

IPA: /fi:st/ Audio: En-us-feast.ogg [US] Forms: feast [canonical], feasts [third-person, singular], feasted [past], feasted [past, participle], feasting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you feast you have a big meal.
    Sense id: simple-feast-en-verb-UbfkzIOH Categories (other): Verbs
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