cater to (verb)

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• cater — verb (I, T) to provide and serve food and drinks at a party, meeting etc, usually as a business (+ for/at): Who s catering at your daughter s wedding? | cater sth AmE: Shouldn t we get bids for catering the 20th class reunion? cater for sb/sth… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cater — ► VERB chiefly Brit. 1) (cater for) provide food and drink at (a social event). 2) (cater for/to) provide with what is needed or required. 3) (cater for) take into account. 4) (cater to) satisfy (a need or demand) …   English terms dictionary

• cater — verb 1》 Brit. provide food and drink at a social event.     ↘N. Amer. provide food and drink for (an event). 2》 (cater for/to) provide with what is needed or required.     ↘(cater for) take into account or make allowances for.     ↘(cater to)… …   English new terms dictionary

• cater — verb Etymology: obsolete cater buyer of provisions, from Middle English catour, short for acatour, from Anglo French, from acater to buy more at cate Date: 1580 intransitive verb 1. to provide a supply of food 2. to supply what is required or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cater — verb. There are two typical constructions, with for (which is more usual), and with to (perhaps influenced by pander, and more common in AmE). There is no real distinction in meaning between the two, except that use of to with a personal object… …   Modern English usage

• cater — verb /ˈkeɪtər/ a) To provide food professionally for a special occasion. Did you hire someone to cater our party next week? b) To provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve. I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim …   Wiktionary

• cater — UK US /ˈkeɪtər/ verb [I or T] ► to provide the food and drinks at an event, for an organization, etc.: »Delegates can have meals catered by the hotel while the conference is underway. cater for sth »There is plenty of work to be had catering for… …   Financial and business terms

• cater — verb 1) we cater for vegetarians Syn: provide food for, feed, serve, cook for 2) a resort catering to older travelers Syn: serve, provide for, meet the needs/wants of, accommodate; satisfy, indulge …   Thesaurus of popular words

• cater — [[t]ke͟ɪtə(r)[/t]] caters, catering, catered 1) VERB In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people. [V for n]… …   English dictionary

• cater — ca|ter [ keıtər ] verb intransitive or transitive to provide food and drinks at an event: Who s catering the party? cater for: I m catering for a wedding reception next week. cater ,for phrasal verb transitive BRITISH cater for someone/something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cater — /ˈkeɪtə / (say kaytuh) verb (i) 1. to provide food and service, means of amusement, or the like at functions. –verb (t) 2. Singaporean and Malaysian English to buy (prepared food or meals) either in large quantities or on a regular basis. –phrase …