cater
/ˈkeɪɾɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.55 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To provide, particularly
verb
To provide
Example Sentences
- "Noe widdowes curse caters a dish of mine."
- "Priya’s parents’ Hinduism seemed to present conflicting views of sex: […] What people don’t know about the Kama Sutra is that it’s actually a text that … very heavily caters to Madonna/whore complexes. That it’s actually quite misogynistic. And that it’s actually catered more for male pleasure and … males always will have the upper hand according to the Kama Sutra."
- "Huludao’s Xingcheng county and two districts have ordered entertainment venues such as theatres and cinemas to close, while restaurants are not to offer banqueting services or cater for large gatherings."
- "I catered for her bat mitzvah."
- "His company catered our wedding."
- "He that doth the Rauens feede, Yea prouidently caters for the Sparrow."
Etymology
From Middle English catour (“acater, provisioner”), aphetic form of acatour (“acater”), from Old French acater (“to buy, to purchase”). Equivalent to cate + -er.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkeɪɾɚ/
- British English: /ˈkeɪtə/
Usage
- Intransitive verb
- Obsolete
- British usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
caters (present, singular)
catering (participle, present)
catered (participle, past)
catered (past)
caters (plural)
catour (alternative)
cator (alternative)
kater (alternative)
chator (alternative)
catre (alternative)
quatre (alternative)