cater

ca·ter  (ktr)

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.

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[From obsolete cater, a buyer of provisions, from Middle English catour, short for acatour, from Norman French, from acater, to buy, from Vulgar Latin *accaptre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin captre, to chase; see catch.]

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cater·er n.

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cater

Verb

1. to provide what is needed or wanted: operating theatres that can cater for open-heart surgery

2. to provide food or services: chef is pleased to cater for vegetarians and vegans [Anglo-Norman acater to buy]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	cater - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" ply, provide, supply 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 pimp, procure, pander - arrange for sexual partners for others 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" pander, gratify, indulge - yield (to); give satisfaction to underlay - provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists" fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need 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 cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

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cater

verb 1.

cater for something or someone

1. provide for, supply, provision, purvey, victual

2. take into account, consider, bear in mind, make allowance for, have regard for

cater to something or someone indulge, spoil, minister to, pamper, gratify, pander to, coddle, mollycoddle

Translations

cater [ˈkeɪtəʳ] vi to cater for (BRIT) → abastecer a [+ needs]; atender a [+ consumers]; proveer a

cater [ˈkeɪtəʳ] vi to cater for (Brit) [+ needs]; satisfaire, pourvoir à: [+ readers, consumers]; s'adresser à, pourvoir aux besoins de;

(Comm) [+ parties etc]; préparer des repas pour

cater [ˈkeɪtəʳ] vi to cater (for) → die Speisen und Getränke liefern (für)

cater for cater (Brit) vt fus (needs, tastes) → gerecht werden +dat;

(readers, consumers) → eingestellt or ausgerichtet sein auf +acc

cater [ˈkeɪtəʳ] vi to cater (for) → provvedere da mangiare (per)

cater for vt fus (BRIT) [+ needs]; provvedere a: [+ readers, consumers]; incontrare i gusti di

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cater

v cater [ˈkeitə]

1 to provide food etc We cater for all types of functions.spysenierيُزَوِّدُ بالطَّعامснабдявамdodávat (jídlo), zásobovat potravinamilevere madenliefernαναλαμβάνω την τροφοδοσίαproveer comida, abastecerhankimaسور سات فراهم کردنtoimittaafournir des repasלְסֵּפק שֵרוּתֵי הַסעָדָהखिलाना, पिलानाopskrbljivati hranomellátmenyediakan makanansjá fyrir mat og öðrum veitingumprovvedere cibi, bevande, ecc.まかなう음식을 준비하다tiekti maistąsagādāt; piegādāt (pārtikas preces)menyajikanmaaltijden verzorgenlevere matzaopatrywaćabastecerпоставлять провизиюdodávať (jedlo)preskrbovati (s hrano)snabdeti hranomleverera mat (måltider), förplägaจัดอาหารikram hizmeti yapmak供應伙食постачати провізіюکھانا بہم پہنچاناcung cấp lương thực供应伙食

2 to supply what is needed We cater for all educational needs.voorsiening maak virيُزَوِّدُ بالحاجِيّاتдоставям необходимотоzásobovat, obstarávat (něco)tage hensyn til; tilgodesesorgenπαρέχω τα απαραίτηταatender a, satisfacervarustamaنیاز به چیزی را برآورده کردنhuolehtiapourvoir àלַעֲנוֹת עַל הַצרָכִיםविभिन्न सेवाओं का प्रबंध करनाopskrbljivati hranomgondoskodikmemenuhisjá um það sem þarfprovvedere必要に応じる필요한 것을 공급하다tenkinti (reikmes)rūpētiesmenyediakanvoorzien intilfredsstille, imøtekommezaspokajaćatendera satisfaceудовлетворять (потребности)(po)starať sa odobavitisnabdetiordna, tillgodoseจัดหาให้sağlamak, karşılamak迎合...的需要обслуговуватиضرورت کی اشیاء فراہم کرناphục vụ迎合...的需要

n ˈcaterer

spysenierمُتَعَهِّدٌ بِتَزْويد الطّعامдоставчикdodavatel, zásobovatelcateringfirmader Lieferantτροφοδότηςproveedorhankijaسور سات چیhankkijatraiteurמְסַפֵּק שֵרוּתֵי הַסעָדָהभोज प्रबंधक, रसोइयाdobavljač(élelmiszer)szállító; ellátásról gondoskodó cég (banketten)pemasokveitingamaðurapprovvigionatore, fornitore (di cibi e bevande)仕出し屋요리 조달인, 연회업자maisto tiekėjassagādniekspenyaji makananleverancier van maaltijdenleverandør av selskapsmataprowizatorfornecedorfurnizorпоставщик провизииdodávateľ, -kadobaviteljsnabdevačleverantör av mat (måltider)คนที่ขายหรือให้บริการด้านอาหารikram hizmeti sunan kişi, kuruluş包辦伙食的人постачальник провіантуکھانا مہیا کرنے والاngười cung cấp lương thực,thực phẩm包办伙食的人

n ˈcatering

spysenieringتَزْويدُ وَتَقْديمُ الأطْعِمَةِ في المآدِبِ والحَفَلاتпродоволствиеzásobovánícateringdie Lieferungτροφοδοσίαcatering, aprovisamientotoitlustamineسورسات رسانیateriapalveluapprovisionnementשֵרוּתֵי הַסעָדָהखानपानdostava u kućuellátás, élelmezéspenyediaan makananveitingaþjónustacatering仕出し여객기의 기내식 제공 업무viešas maitinimassagādāšana; piegādāšanamenyajikan makanancateringcatering, matleveringaprowizacjaabastecimentoaprovizionareпоставка; обслуживаниеzásobovaniepreskrbasnabdevanjecatering, tillhandahållande av mat (måltider)การบริการจัดส่งอาหารyemek/yiyecek sağlama, ikram hizmeti供應(伙食)громадське харчуванняکھانا فراہم کرنے کا عملcông việc cung cấp lương thực, thực phẩm供应（伙食）