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noun special meal ADJ. delicious | great, sumptuous Villagers used to hold a great feast at harvest time. | village, wedding VERB + FEAST give, have, hold | make, prepare The women were busy preparing the wedding feast. | provide (sb with) The migrating salmon provide a delicious feast for the brown bear. | attend PREP. at a/the ~ | ~ of a feast of Spanish food and wine religious festival ADJ. moveable (the date of which varies from year to year) VERB + FEAST celebrate FEAST + NOUN day PREP. on the ~ of on the feast of St John | ~ of the feast of the Passover
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verbs
have a feast
• We decided to have a feast to celebrate the victory.
give a feast
• He gave a feast to which all the villagers were invited.
hold a feast
(= arrange for a feast to take place )
• The feast was held in the college dining hall.
prepare a feast
• A catering company was hired to prepare the feast.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + feast
a great feast
(= a large and impressive feast )
• A great feast took place at the palace.
a wedding/marriage feast
• This dish is traditionally served at wedding feasts.
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