单词 | cater |
释义 | cater[ key-ter ] / ˈkeɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cater ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)to provide food, service, etc., as for a party or wedding: to cater for a banquet. to provide or supply what amuses, is desired, or gives pleasure, comfort, etc. (usually followed by to or for): to cater to popular demand; to cater to an invalid. verb (used with object)to provide food and service for: to cater a party. Origin of cater1350–1400; v. use of obsolete cater,Middle English catour, aphetic variant of acatour buyer <Anglo-French, equivalent to acat(er) to buy (see cate) + -our-or2 SYNONYMS FOR cater2 humor, indulge, please. SEE SYNONYMS FOR cater ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM caterca·ter·ing·ly, adverbun·ca·tered, adjectiveun·ca·ter·ing, adjectiveWords nearby catercatenary, catenate, catenation, catenoid, catenulate, cater, cateran, cater-cornered, cater-cousin, caterer, Caterina Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caterBritish Dictionary definitions for catercater / (ˈkeɪtə) / verb(intr; foll by for or to) to provide what is required or desired (for)to cater for a need; cater to your tastes (when intr, foll by for) to provide food, services, etc (for)we cater for parties; to cater a banquet Word Origin for caterC16: from earlier catour purchaser, variant of acatour, from Anglo-Norman acater to buy, ultimately related to Latin acceptāre to accept Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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