Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To feast.
- noun A boon companion; one who is convivial; a guest at table.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To feast together; to be convivial.
- noun rare A quest at a banquet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
feast with others - noun obsolete a
feast orbanquet - noun obsolete a participant in a feast or banquet
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Examples
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By leaving that job unfinished, the Union government left a bitter, unbroken class alive to plot, convive and kill.
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By leaving that job unfinished, the Union government left a bitter, unbroken class alive to plot, convive and kill.
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References: le frigo (m) = fridge; le (la) convive = guest; le festin (m) = feast
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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Rarement nous pouvons découvrir un homme qui dise avoir vécu heureux, et qui, son temps fini, quitte la vie content comme un convive rassasié.
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Sainte Céciliens and the art of conviviality. convive (kon-veev) noun, masculine and feminine guest (at table), fellow diner
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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References: le frigo (m) = fridge; le (la) convive = guest; le festin (m) = feast
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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Rarement nous pouvons découvrir un homme qui dise avoir vécu heureux, et qui, son temps fini, quitte la vie content comme un convive rassasié.
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Terms & Expressions: un bon convive = a good table companion
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References: le frigo (m) = fridge; le (la) convive = guest; le festin (m) = feast
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Sainte Céciliens and the art of conviviality. convive (kon-veev) noun, masculine and feminine guest (at table), fellow diner
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