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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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Nov. 2025
The app can even cater routes to different vehicle types, such as electric cars and motorcycles.
—PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025
It's catered toward you and nine other people who are sitting around the sushi counter.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Rebolloso said that the plaza, which caters predominantly to the Hispanic community, is usually bustling.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 18 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 2025.
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