to cater to

  • 41cater for sth — UK US cater for sb/sth Phrasal Verb with cater({{}}/ˈkeɪtər/ verb [I or T] ► to provide what someone or something wants or needs: »There are plenty of events taking place at the festival to cater for all tastes. »Research shows that the majority… …

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  • 42cater — verb 1》 Brit. provide food and drink at a social event.     ↘N. Amer. provide food and drink for (an event). 2》 (cater for/to) provide with what is needed or required.     ↘(cater for) take into account or make allowances for.     ↘(cater to)… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 43cater */*/ — UK [ˈkeɪtə(r)] / US [ˈkeɪtər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms cater : present tense I/you/we/they cater he/she/it caters present participle catering past tense catered past participle catered to provide food and drinks at an event… …

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  • 44cater for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cater for : present tense I/you/we/they cater for he/she/it caters for present participle catering for past tense catered for past participle catered for British cater for someone/something to provide people… …

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  • 45Cater MetroTrolley — MetroTrolley is a battery electric vehicle developed in response to zero emission railcar requirements in certain environments. Its aim is to replace the road rail vehicle used for ultrasonic flaw detection nondestructive testing. Previous… …

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  • 46cater-cornered — /kat i kawr neuhrd, kat ee , kat euhr /, adj. 1. diagonal. adv. 2. diagonally. Also, catercorner, cater corner, catty corner, catty cornered, kitty corner, kitty cornered. [1830 40; dial. cater (adv.) diagonally (prob. to be identified with obs.… …

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  • 47cater — [16] Cater is related to French acheter ‘buy’, and originally meant ‘buy provisions’. It comes ultimately from Vulgar Latin *accaptāre, a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix ad ‘to’ and the verb captāre ‘try to seize’ (source of English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 48cater-cornered — [ keɪtəˌkɔ:nəd] (also cater corner, catty cornered, kitty corner) adjective & adverb N. Amer. situated diagonally opposite. Origin C19: from dialect cater diagonally , from cater denoting the four on dice, from Fr. quatre four , from L. quattuor …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 49cater — verb (I, T) to provide and serve food and drinks at a party, meeting etc, usually as a business (+ for/at): Who s catering at your daughter s wedding? | cater sth AmE: Shouldn t we get bids for catering the 20th class reunion? cater for sb/sth… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50cater to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cater to : present tense I/you/we/they cater to he/she/it caters to present participle catering to past tense catered to past participle catered to cater to something to provide people with something they want …

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