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# repast

noun (plural repasts)

«repast» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old use) A meal, especially a grand or formal one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repast/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a feast or fine meal is set out for guests: «set a sumptuous repast before him»

### Examples

- The king invited them to a royal repast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repast/#x1)
- After the repast, the guests danced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repast/#x2)
- The cook prepared a fine repast for the travellers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repast/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «repast» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repast/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«repast» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/repast.html) on Mova free.