catered; catering; caters
1
: to provide a supply of food
cater for a large party
2
: to supply what is required or desired
catering to middle-class tastes
: to provide food and service for
catered the banquet
Examples of cater in a Sentence
The restaurant caters for parties.
A local restaurant catered the banquet.
The awards ceremony will be a catered event.
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Two weeks into the job, Corbitt was asked to cater a dinner using only local ingredients.
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Helen Corbitt, Saveur, 30 July 2025
It was started by his parents 47 years ago, and in recent months, has catered lunches for office workers at the construction site.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
The wedding was catered by three-Michelin-star chef Fabrizio Mellino of Quattro Passi, a restaurant in Nerano—near Naples–which Bezos has been known to frequent, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Serra.
—Martina Di Licosa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The first floor will be dedicated to food locations — a restaurant and bar for the larger community and establishments catered toward students, like coffee shops and convenience stores, said Jim Carpenter, MSU’s vice president for administration and finance.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
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Helen Corbitt, Saveur, 30 July 2025
It was started by his parents 47 years ago, and in recent months, has catered lunches for office workers at the construction site.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
The wedding was catered by three-Michelin-star chef Fabrizio Mellino of Quattro Passi, a restaurant in Nerano—near Naples–which Bezos has been known to frequent, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Serra.
—Martina Di Licosa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The first floor will be dedicated to food locations — a restaurant and bar for the larger community and establishments catered toward students, like coffee shops and convenience stores, said Jim Carpenter, MSU’s vice president for administration and finance.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cater
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“Cater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cater. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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