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    cater
    /ˈkeɪtə/

    verb

    • 1. provide people with food and drink at a social event or other gathering: "my mother helped to cater for the party"

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  2. to provide food and drinks for an occasion or event:

  3. The meaning of CATER is to provide a supply of food. How to use cater in a sentence.

  4. 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. Synonyms: please, indulge, humor.

  5. Add to word list. 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 weddings and parties.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Definition of cater verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.