cater

CEFRC1

/ˈkeɪtə/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To provide food and drinks for an event or group.

  2. 02

    verb

    To provide what a particular person or group needs.

Examples

  • The net-cafes here cater to students; fees start at around a pound an hour.

  • We cater to you, the customer with refined taste.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkatə/
  • /ˈkaʈə(ɾ)/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To provide, To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service.

  2. To provide, particularly

  3. To provide

More examples

In context

  • I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim.

  • His company catered our wedding.

  • I catered for her bat mitzvah.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English catour (“acater, provisioner”), aphetic form of acatour (“acater”), from Old French acater (“to buy, to purchase”). Equivalent to cate + -er.