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- [key-ter]
- /ˈkeɪ tər/
- /ˈkeɪ.tər/
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- [key-ter]
- /ˈkeɪ tər/
Definitions of cater word
- verb cater In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people. 3
- verb cater In British English, to cater for something means to take it into account. In American English, you say you cater to something. 3
- verb cater If a person or company caters for an occasion such as a wedding or a party, they provide food and drink for all the people there. 3
- verb cater to provide what is required or desired (for) 3
- verb cater to provide food, services, etc (for) 3
- intransitive verb cater to provide food; serve as a caterer 3
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Origin of cater
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; v. use of obsolete cater, Middle English catour, aphetic variant of acatour buyer < Anglo-French, equivalent to acat(er) to buy (see cate) + -our -or2
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Parts of speech for Cater
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cater popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cater usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cater
verb cater
- gratify — to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
- humor — hacker humour
- purvey — to provide, furnish, or supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service.
- supply — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- procure — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
Antonyms for cater
verb cater
- disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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