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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After the carpet, guests entered one of two open-air courtyards for a preshow reception catered by Wolfgang Puck and from which a preshow telecast was being hosted by Ariana DeBose and Lil Rel Howery.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Instawork, the company that hired Arciga and more than 50 others like him that day, has historically been an employment agency, catering largely to stadiums, hotels and kitchens that need temporary workers.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The celebrity chef and his team are catering the official Oscars afterparty for the 32nd time, with plans to serve up more than 70 dishes to 1,500 A-listers at Sunday’s Governors Ball.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
In person or hire for catering.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Instawork, the company that hired Arciga and more than 50 others like him that day, has historically been an employment agency, catering largely to stadiums, hotels and kitchens that need temporary workers.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The celebrity chef and his team are catering the official Oscars afterparty for the 32nd time, with plans to serve up more than 70 dishes to 1,500 A-listers at Sunday’s Governors Ball.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
In person or hire for catering.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
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 14 Mar. 2026.
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