cater

verb

ca·ter ˈkā-tər How to pronounce cater (audio)

catered; catering; caters

intransitive verb

: to provide a supply of food

cater for a large party

: to supply what is required or desired

catering to middle-class tastes

transitive verb

: to provide food and service for

catered the banquet

caterer

ˈkā-tər-ər How to pronounce cater (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

The restaurant caters for parties. A local restaurant catered the banquet. The awards ceremony will be a catered event.

Recent Examples on the Web The disappearance of hundreds of thousands of daily office workers has been a blow to restaurants and other businesses that cater to them.

Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 His operation bought photos and videos from websites that cater to such operations.

Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2022 Thacker Pass sits amid a largely rural area with an economy focused on agriculture, mining and roadside businesses that cater to travelers along Route 95, a growing artery between Boise, Idaho, and California.

Daniel Moore, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 To update this article, Amanda used her expertise and researched new brands that cater to small bust sizes and sourcing input from product users.

Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022 This week a range of businesses that cater to leisure time reported strong results.

Will Feuer, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 Business owners and residents have opened — or are in the process of opening — at least four boutique food shops and co-op grocery stores that cater to their neighborhoods this summer.

Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 The idea took form just a few years after the 10,000-acre ski area was purchased in 2013 by the founders of Summit Series, invitation-only talks that cater to entrepreneurs and artists who are among the global elite.

Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022 Indianapolis businesses that cater directly to the LGBTQ+ community provide performance opportunities for artists, such as drag performers and DJs, good food and drinks, and safe spaces to gather.

Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2022 See More

单词	catered
释义	cater verb ca·ter ˈkā-tər catered; catering; caters intransitive verb 1 : to provide a supply of food cater for a large party 2 : to supply what is required or desired catering to middle-class tastes transitive verb : to provide food and service for catered the banquet caterer ˈkā-tər-ər noun Synonyms board feed provision victual See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The restaurant caters for parties. A local restaurant catered the banquet. The awards ceremony will be a catered event. Recent Examples on the Web The disappearance of hundreds of thousands of daily office workers has been a blow to restaurants and other businesses that cater to them. Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 His operation bought photos and videos from websites that cater to such operations. Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2022 Thacker Pass sits amid a largely rural area with an economy focused on agriculture, mining and roadside businesses that cater to travelers along Route 95, a growing artery between Boise, Idaho, and California. Daniel Moore, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022 To update this article, Amanda used her expertise and researched new brands that cater to small bust sizes and sourcing input from product users. Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022 This week a range of businesses that cater to leisure time reported strong results. Will Feuer, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 Business owners and residents have opened — or are in the process of opening — at least four boutique food shops and co-op grocery stores that cater to their neighborhoods this summer. Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 The idea took form just a few years after the 10,000-acre ski area was purchased in 2013 by the founders of Summit Series, invitation-only talks that cater to entrepreneurs and artists who are among the global elite. Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022 Indianapolis businesses that cater directly to the LGBTQ+ community provide performance opportunities for artists, such as drag performers and DJs, good food and drinks, and safe spaces to gather. Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology obsolete cater buyer of provisions, from Middle English catour, short for acatour, from Anglo-French, from acater to buy — more at cate First Known Use 1580, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Phrases Containing cater cater to cater-cousin cater for cater to cater-cousin cater for Kids Definition cater verb ca·ter ˈkā-tər catered; catering 1 : to provide a supply of food cater for parties 2 : to supply what is needed or wanted catered verb past tense of cater as in fed to provide food or meals for a local firm will cater the awards banquet for high school athletes of the year Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fed served sustained nurtured provisioned boarded filled victualed waited dined nourished feasted victualled banqueted fattened regaled messed overfed battened underfed spoon-fed surfeited refed force-fed reprovisioned hand-fed
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