ca·ter (k  t r)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 *accapt re : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin captre, to chase; see catch.]ca ter·er n. |
cater [ˈkeɪtə]
vb
1. (intr; foll by for or to) to provide what is required or desired (for) to cater for a need cater to your tastes
2. (when intr, foll by for) to provide food, services, etc. (for) we cater for parties to cater a banquet
[from earlier catour purchaser, variant of acatour, from Anglo-Norman acater to buy, ultimately related to Latin acceptāre to accept]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
cater
verb
cater 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.
Translations
cater [ˈkeɪtəʳ] VI
2. (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
cater [ˈkeɪtər] vi (= provide food) → préparer des repas
cater for
vt fus (British) [+ needs] → satisfaire, pourvoir à
[+ readers, consumers, age group] → s'adresser à, pourvoir aux besoins de
cater [ˈkeɪtəʳ]
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
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
v cater [ˈkeitə]
1 to provide food etc We cater for all types of functions. spysenier يُزَوِّدُ بالطَّعام снабдявам dodávat (jídlo), zásobovat potravinami levere maden liefern αναλαμβάνω την τροφοδοσία proveer comida, abastecer hankima سور سات فراهم کردن toimittaa fournir des repas לְסֵּפק שֵרוּתֵי הַסעָדָה खिलाना, पिलाना opskrbljivati hranom ellát menyediakan makanan sjá fyrir mat og öðrum veitingum provvedere cibi, bevande, ecc. まかなう 음식을 제공하다 tiekti maistą sagādāt; piegādāt (pārtikas preces) menyajikan maaltijden verzorgen levere mat zaopatrywać abastecer поставлять провизию dodávať (jedlo) preskrbovati (s hrano) snabdeti hranom leverera mat (måltider), förpläga จัดอาหาร ikram hizmeti yapmak 送餐 постачати провізію کھانا بہم پہنچانا cung cấp lương thực 供应伙食
2 to supply what is needed We cater for all educational needs. voorsiening maak vir يُزَوِّدُ بالحاجِيّات доставям необходимото zásobovat, obstarávat (něco) tage hensyn til; tilgodese sorgen παρέχω τα απαραίτητα atender a, satisfacer varustama نیاز به چیزی را برآورده کردن huolehtia pourvoir à לַעֲנוֹת עַל הַצרָכִים विभिन्न सेवाओं का प्रबंध करना opskrbljivati hranom gondoskodik memenuhi sjá um það sem þarf provvedere 必要に応じる 요구를 채워주다 tenkinti (reikmes) rūpēties menyediakan voorzien in tilfredsstille, imøtekomme zaspokajać atender a satisface удовлетворять (потребности) (po)starať sa o dobaviti snabdeti ordna, tillgodose จัดหาให้ sağlamak, karşılamak 迎合...的需要 обслуговувати ضرورت کی اشیاء فراہم کرنا phục vụ 迎合...的需要
n caterer
spysenier مُتَعَهِّدٌ بِتَزْويد الطّعام доставчик dodavatel, zásobovatel cateringfirma der Lieferant τροφοδότης proveedor hankija سور سات چی hankkija traiteur מְסַפֵּק שֵרוּתֵי הַסעָדָה भोज प्रबंधक, रसोइया dobavljač (élelmiszer)szállító; ellátásról gondoskodó cég (banketten) pemasok veitingamaður approvvigionatore, fornitore (di cibi e bevande) 仕出し屋 요리 조달인, 연회업자 maisto tiekėjas sagādnieks penyaji makanan leverancier van maaltijden leverandør av selskapsmat aprowizator fornecedor furnizor поставщик провизии dodávateľ, -ka dobavitelj snabdevač leverantör av mat (måltider) คนที่ขายหรือให้บริการด้านอาหาร ikram hizmeti sunan kişi, kuruluş 包辦伙食的人 постачальник провіанту کھانا مہیا کرنے والا người cung cấp lương thực,thực phẩm 包办伙食的人
n catering
spyseniering تَزْويدُ وَتَقْديمُ الأطْعِمَةِ في المآدِبِ والحَفَلات продоволствие zásobování catering die Lieferung τροφοδοσία catering, aprovisamiento toitlustamine سورسات رسانی ateriapalvelu approvisionnement שֵרוּתֵי הַסעָדָה खानपान dostava u kuću ellátás, élelmezés penyediaan makanan veitingaþjónusta catering 仕出し 여객기의 기내식 제공 업무 viešas maitinimas sagādāšana; piegādāšana menyajikan makanan catering catering, matlevering aprowizacja abastecimento aprovizionare поставка; обслуживание zásobovanie preskrba snabdevanje catering, tillhandahållande av mat (måltider) การบริการจัดส่งอาหาร yemek/yiyecek sağlama, ikram hizmeti 供應(伙食) громадське харчування کھانا فراہم کرنے کا عمل công việc cung cấp lương thực, thực phẩm 供应（伙食）
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