Meaning & use
repast
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Meaning
nouncountable
A meal, especially one eaten on a particular occasion.
Grammar: Countable; often used with 'a' or 'the' and can be modified by adjectives like 'light' or 'sumptuous'.
Patterns
- a light repast
- a sumptuous repast
- partake of a repast
After the ceremony, the guests enjoyed a light repast in the garden.
The hotel offers a sumptuous repast in its grand dining room.
We partook of a modest repast before continuing our journey.
Word forms
| plural | repasts |
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Common combinations
- a light repast
- They served a light repast of tea and sandwiches.
- a sumptuous repast
- The wedding featured a sumptuous repast with many courses.
- partake of a repast
- The guests were invited to partake of a repast in the hall.
- an evening repast
- An evening repast was laid out on the terrace.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- repast verb
- Rare literary verb meaning to eat a meal; almost never used in modern English.
Commonly confused: repast or repose?
repast vs repose
Repose means rest or sleep, not a meal. They sound similar but have different meanings.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'repast' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A repast is a meal, so 'enjoyed a light repast' fits. 'Took a repast' is wrong because 'take a repast' is not a natural collocation. 'Repast of the building' is nonsense. 'Repasted the chair' is not a real verb form.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “repast”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.