cater
US /ˈkeɪtər/UK /ˈkeɪtə/
Definition
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
A prestigious local restaurant was hired to cater the corporate anniversary dinner.
Word Family
Synonyms
- provide foodhaving a meaning similar to cater
- serve(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- accommodatebe agreeable or acceptable to
Collocations
- Easy cater for small family partiesto cater for small family parties, meaning to give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
- Medium cater to VIP corporate clientsto cater to VIP corporate clients, meaning to give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
- Hard cater to diverse demographic tastesto cater to diverse demographic tastes, meaning to give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
- Very Hard cater to the lowest common denominatorto cater to the lowest common denominator, meaning to give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
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