refreshment

CEFRB1

/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Food or drink provided during a meeting or event.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.

Examples

  • It's time for some liquid refreshment. Who's going to buy the drinks?

  • May I offer you a refreshment, Your Highness?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The result of being refreshed.

  2. The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.

More examples

In context

  • Can I offer you some refreshment?

  • All refreshments will be provided by the hosts.

  • He was very friendly and polite to John, and after giving us a slight look, he called a groom to take us to our boxes, and invited John to take some refreshment.

Synonyms

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We stopped at a small cafe to have a light blank and rest before continuing our journey.

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Origin

noun

Recorded since 1665; either directly or via Middle English refreschement, from Old French refrescher (12th century; modern French rafraîchir), itself from re- (“again”) + fresche (“fresh”) (modern French frais; from a Germanic source, cognate with Old High German frisc, modern German frisch, Dutch fris, etc.)