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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While Red Note had previously catered almost exclusively to Chinese audiences, Americans are flooding onto the platform this week, making it the number one on the App Store for two days straight.
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
The app, which caters mostly to Gen Z and Gen Alpha users, works similarly to TikTok.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
The Pulse nightclub catered primarily to an LGBT crowd.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
The restaurant even catered my cousin’s wedding in June 2022.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
The app, which caters mostly to Gen Z and Gen Alpha users, works similarly to TikTok.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
The Pulse nightclub catered primarily to an LGBT crowd.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
The restaurant even catered my cousin’s wedding in June 2022.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 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 23 Jan. 2025.
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