英语词汇“cater”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

catercater /ˈkeɪt̮ɚ/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYcater

Origin: 1500-1600 cater someone who provides food, caterer (14-17 centuries), from Anglo-French acatour, from Old North French acater to buy

VERB TABLE

cater

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	cater
	he, she, it	caters
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	catered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have catered
	he, she, it	has catered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had catered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will cater
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have catered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am catering
	he, she, it	is catering
	you, we, they	are catering
Past	I, he, she, it	was catering
	you, we, they	were catering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been catering
	he, she, it	has been catering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been catering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be catering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been catering

to provide and serve food and drinks at a party, meeting, etc., usually as a business: a catered lunchcater for/at They cater food for an after-school program.cater something Who’s catering your daughter’s wedding?cater to/for somebody/something phrasal verb to provide a particular group of people with something that they need or want: Big software stores cater mostly to the business market. programs such as Head Start that cater to the needs of children