Regale — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

provide with choice or abundant food or drink

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻɡˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪɡˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪɡˈeɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻɡˈeɪl/.

Examples

Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
She treated her houseguests with good food every night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

treat

Parts of Speech

verb	provide with choice or abundant food or drink “Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating”

Word Forms

treat

noun

something considered choice to eat

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwöhnen

Sorgen Sie für eine Auswahl oder reichlich Essen und Trinken

🇫🇷French

régaler

fournir du choix ou de la nourriture ou des boissons en abondance

🇪🇸Spanish

agasajar

proporcionar comida o bebida variada o abundante

🇳🇱Dutch

vergasten

voorzien van keuze of overvloedig eten of drinken

🇵🇹Portuguese

regalar

fornecer comida ou bebida abundante ou de escolha

🇷🇺Russian

потчевать

обеспечить выбор или обильную еду или питье

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दावत

पसंद या प्रचुर मात्रा में भोजन या पेय प्रदान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

আচার

পছন্দ বা প্রচুর খাদ্য বা পানীয় সরবরাহ করুন

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्सव

निवड किंवा मुबलक अन्न किंवा पेय प्रदान करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહેફિલ

પસંદગી અથવા વિપુલ પ્રમાણમાં ખોરાક અથવા પીણું પ્રદાન કરો

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਆਹ

ਚੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਭੋਜਨ ਜਾਂ ਪੀਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

رسم

انتخاب یا وافر خوراک یا مشروبات فراہم کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

款待

提供选择或丰富的食物或饮料

🇯🇵Japanese

豪奢な

選択肢または豊富な食べ物や飲み物を提供する

🇰🇷Korean

산해 진미

선택의 여지가 있거나 풍부한 음식이나 음료를 제공하십시오.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiệc tùng

cung cấp sự lựa chọn hoặc thức ăn hoặc đồ uống phong phú

🇹🇭Thai

ความยินดี

จัดให้มีอาหารหรือเครื่องดื่มให้เลือกมากมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghibur

menyediakan makanan atau minuman pilihan atau berlimpah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملكي

توفير الاختيار أو وفرة من الطعام أو الشراب

🇮🇷Persian

سلطنتی

با انتخاب یا فراوان غذا یا نوشیدنی تهیه کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

muhteşem

seçenek veya bol miktarda yiyecek veya içecek sağlayın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְעַנֵג

לספק אוכל או שתייה מבחר או בשפע

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The primary meaning of 'regale' is 'provide with choice or abundant food or drink'.

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Using 'regale' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'regale' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'regale' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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