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ca·ter
(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.
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cater
(ˈkeɪtə)vb
1. (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]
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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]
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cater
Past participle: catered
Gerund: catering
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Verb | 1. | cater - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" staff - provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed" drench - force to drink regale, 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 banquets help, 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" underlay - provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists" horse - provide with a horse or horses shower - 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 banquets |
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cater
verbcater for something or someone
1. 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.
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cater
verb1. To treat with indulgence and often overtender care:
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Translations
يُزَوِّدُ بالحاجِيّاتيُزَوِّدُ بالطَّعام
dodávatobstarávatzásobovatzásobovat potravinami
levere madentilgodese
ottaa huomioon
sjá fyrir mat og öîrum veitingumsjá um òaî sem òarf
maisto tiekėjastenkintitiekti maistąviešas maitinimas
piegādātrūpētiessagādāt
ikram hizmeti yapmakkarşılamaksağlamak
cater
[ˈkeɪtəʳ] VI2. (fig) to cater for or > to (US) → atender a, ofrecer (sus) servicios a
we cater for group bookings (Brit) → nos ocupamos de las reservas de grupos
to cater for or > to sb's needs (US) → atender las necesidades de algn
to cater for or > to all tastes (US) → atender a todos los gustos
this magazine caters for or > to the under-21's (US) → esta revista está dirigida a gente por debajo de los 21 años
we cater for group bookings (Brit) → nos ocupamos de las reservas de grupos
to cater for or > to sb's needs (US) → atender las necesidades de algn
to cater for or > to all tastes (US) → atender a todos los gustos
this magazine caters for or > to the under-21's (US) → esta revista está dirigida a gente por debajo de los 21 años
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cater
[ˈkeɪtər] vi (= provide food) → préparer des repascater for
vt fus (British) [+ needs] → satisfaire, pourvoir à
[+ readers, consumers, age group] → s'adresser à, pourvoir aux besoins de
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cater
[ˈkeɪtəʳ]1. vi (provide food) → provvedere alla ristorazione
2. vt (esp Am) (wedding, party) → provvedere ai rinfreschi per
cater for vi + prep (Brit) (wedding, party) → provvedere ai rinfreschi per; (needs) → provvedere a; (readers, consumers) → incontrare i gusti di
cater to vi + prep (Brit) (whims, demands) → soddisfare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cater
(ˈkeitə) verb1. to provide food etc. We cater for all types of functions.
2. to supply what is needed. We cater for all educational needs.
ˈcaterer nounˈcatering noun
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