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cater
ca·ter C0161000 (kā′tər)v. ca·tered, ca·ter·ing, ca·ters v.intr.1. To provide food or entertainment.2. To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister: The nurses catered to my every need. The legislation catered to various special interest groups.v.tr.1. To provide food service for: a business that caters banquets and weddings.2. To attend to the wants or needs of.
[From obsolete cater, a buyer of provisions, from Middle English catour, short for acatour, from Norman French, from acater, to buy, from Vulgar Latin *accaptāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin captāre, to chase; see catch.]
ca′ter·er n.cater (ˈkeɪtə) vb1. (intr; foll by for or to) to provide what is required or desired (for): to cater for a need; to cater to your tastes. 2. (when: intr, foll by for) to provide food, services, etc (for): we cater for parties; to cater a banquet. [C16: from earlier catour purchaser, variant of acatour, from Anglo-Norman acater to buy, ultimately related to Latin acceptāre to accept]ca•ter (ˈkeɪ tər)
v.i. 1. to provide food, service, etc., as for a party or wedding. 2. to provide or supply what is needed or gives pleasure, comfort, etc. (usu. fol. by to or for): to cater to popular demand. v.t. 3. to provide food and service for: to cater a reception. [1350–1400; v. use of obsolete cater, Middle English catour, aph. variant of acatour buyer < Anglo-French, =acat(er) to buy (see cate) + -our -or2] cater
Past participle: catered
Gerund: catering
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| I cater | | you cater | | he/she/it caters | | we cater | | you cater | | they cater |
| Preterite |
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| I catered | | you catered | | he/she/it catered | | we catered | | you catered | | they catered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am catering | | you are catering | | he/she/it is catering | | we are catering | | you are catering | | they are catering |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have catered | | you have catered | | he/she/it has catered | | we have catered | | you have catered | | they have catered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was catering | | you were catering | | he/she/it was catering | | we were catering | | you were catering | | they were catering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had catered | | you had catered | | he/she/it had catered | | we had catered | | you had catered | | they had catered |
| Future |
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| I will cater | | you will cater | | he/she/it will cater | | we will cater | | you will cater | | they will cater |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have catered | | you will have catered | | he/she/it will have catered | | we will have catered | | you will have catered | | they will have catered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be catering | | you will be catering | | he/she/it will be catering | | we will be catering | | you will be catering | | they will be catering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been catering | | you have been catering | | he/she/it has been catering | | we have been catering | | you have been catering | | they have been catering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been catering | | you will have been catering | | he/she/it will have been catering | | we will have been catering | | you will have been catering | | they will have been catering |
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| I had been catering | | you had been catering | | he/she/it had been catering | | we had been catering | | you had been catering | | they had been catering |
| Conditional |
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| I would cater | | you would cater | | he/she/it would cater | | we would cater | | you would cater | | they would cater |
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| I would have catered | | you would have catered | | he/she/it would have catered | | we would have catered | | you would have catered | | they would have catered |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | cater - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"ply, provide, supplystaff - provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"drench - force to drinkregale, treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"board - provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"feed - serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"dish, dish up, serve up, dish out, serve - provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"cater - supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquetspimp, procure, pander - arrange for sexual partners for othershelp, serve - help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"power - supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines"feed - provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"pander, gratify, indulge - yield (to); give satisfaction tounderlay - provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists"fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or needhorse - provide with a horse or horsesshower - provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"accommodate - provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"nourish, nurture, sustain - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"fix up - find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl"gutter - provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" | | 2. | cater - supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquetscater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
cater verbcater for something or someone1. provide for, supply, provision, purvey, victual Thirty restaurants and hotels catered for the event.2. take into account, consider, bear in mind, make allowance for, have regard for We have to cater for the demands of the marketplace.cater to something or someone indulge, spoil, minister to, pamper, gratify, pander to, coddle, mollycoddle His parents spoil him and cater to his every whim.caterverb1. To treat with indulgence and often overtender care:baby, coddle, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, overindulge, pamper, spoil.2. To comply with the wishes or ideas of (another):gratify, humor, indulge.Translationscater (ˈkeitə) verb1. to provide food etc. We cater for all types of functions. 送餐 供应伙食2. to supply what is needed. We cater for all educational needs. 迎合...的需要 迎合...的需要ˈcaterer noun 外燴業者 提供饮食及服务的人ˈcatering noun 外燴 供应伙食cater
cater to (someone or something)1. To assist or provide something to a person or business. As a personal assistant, I cater to busy professionals who need help managing their lives.2. To give special treatment or consideration to someone, perhaps to an excessive degree. They're our biggest account, so we usually end up catering to them to make sure they're completely satisfied with the service. My sister has been catering to my every whim ever since I caught her sneaking in past curfew.See also: catercater to someone or something 1. Lit. to provide for or care for someone or something. I believe that we can cater to you in this matter. Our company caters to larger firms that do not wish to maintain a service department. 2. Fig. to provide special or favorable treatment for someone or something. I'm sorry, but I cannot cater to you and not to the others. We do not have the time to cater to special requests.See also: caterCATER
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cater
Related to cater: carterSynonyms for caterphrase cater for something or someone: provide forSynonyms- provide for
- supply
- provision
- purvey
- victual
phrase cater for something or someone: take into accountSynonyms- take into account
- consider
- bear in mind
- make allowance for
- have regard for
phrase cater to something or someoneSynonyms- indulge
- spoil
- minister to
- pamper
- gratify
- pander to
- coddle
- mollycoddle
Synonyms for caterverb to treat with indulgence and often overtender careSynonyms- baby
- coddle
- cosset
- indulge
- mollycoddle
- overindulge
- pamper
- spoil
verb to comply with the wishes or ideas of (another)SynonymsSynonyms for caterverb give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenanceSynonymsRelated Words- staff
- drench
- regale
- treat
- board
- feed
- give
- dish
- dish up
- serve up
- dish out
- serve
- cater
- pimp
- procure
- pander
- help
- power
- gratify
- indulge
- underlay
- fulfil
- fulfill
- satisfy
- meet
- fill
- horse
- shower
- accommodate
- nourish
- nurture
- sustain
- fix up
- gutter
verb supply food ready to eatRelated Words |