Cater — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːɡˈɒtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːɡˈɒtɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪɾɚ/.

Examples

The hostess provided lunch for all the guests

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

provide ply supply

Parts of Speech

verb	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance “The hostess provided lunch for all the guests”
verb	supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets

Word Forms

provision	noun	the activity of supplying or providing something
provider	noun	someone who provides the means for subsistence
supply	noun	the activity of supplying or providing something
caterer	noun	someone who provides food and service (as for a party)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

versorgen

geben, was gewünscht oder benötigt wird, insbesondere Unterstützung, Nahrung oder Nahrung

🇫🇷French

répondre

donner ce qui est désiré ou nécessaire, en particulier un soutien, de la nourriture ou des moyens de subsistance

🇪🇸Spanish

abastecer

dar lo que se desea o necesita, especialmente apoyo, comida o sustento

🇮🇹Italian

provvedere

dare ciò che si desidera o è necessario, in particolare supporto, cibo o sostentamento

🇳🇱Dutch

verzorgen

geef wat gewenst of nodig is, vooral steun, voedsel of levensonderhoud

🇵🇹Portuguese

atender

dar o que é desejado ou necessário, especialmente apoio, comida ou sustento

🇷🇺Russian

обслуживать

давать то, что желательно или необходимо, особенно поддержку, еду или средства к существованию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूरा

जो वांछित या आवश्यक हो वह दें, विशेष रूप से सहायता, भोजन या जीविका

🇧🇩Bengali

পূরণ করা

যা কাঙ্খিত বা প্রয়োজন তা দিন, বিশেষত সমর্থন, খাদ্য বা ভরণপোষণ

🇮🇳Tamil

வழங்கு

விரும்பிய அல்லது தேவையானதைக் கொடுங்கள், குறிப்பாக ஆதரவு, உணவு அல்லது வாழ்வாதாரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

తీర్చు

కావలసిన లేదా అవసరమైన వాటిని ఇవ్వండి, ముఖ్యంగా మద్దతు, ఆహారం లేదా జీవనోపాధి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुरवणे

जे हवे आहे किंवा आवश्यक आहे ते द्या, विशेषत: आधार, अन्न किंवा निर्वाह

🇮🇳Gujarati

સગવડ

ઇચ્છિત અથવા જરૂરી છે તે આપો, ખાસ કરીને ટેકો, ખોરાક અથવા નિર્વાહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರೈಸು

ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವದನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಬೆಂಬಲ, ಆಹಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಪೋಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിതരണം

ആവശ്യമുള്ളതോ ആവശ്യമുള്ളതോ നൽകുക, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പിന്തുണ, ഭക്ഷണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉപജീവനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਤੀ

ਜੋ ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ, ਭੋਜਨ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਜ਼ਾਰਾ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

پورا کرنا

جو مطلوبہ یا ضرورت ہے وہ دیں، خاص طور پر مدد، خوراک یا رزق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迎合

给予想要或需要的东西，特别是支持、食物或食物

🇯🇵Japanese

ケータリング

望まれている、または必要とされているもの、特に支援、食べ物、栄養を与える

🇰🇷Korean

네 끗패

원하거나 필요한 것, 특히 지원, 음식 또는 생계를 제공하십시오.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phục vụ

cung cấp những gì mong muốn hoặc cần thiết, đặc biệt là hỗ trợ, thực phẩm hoặc chất dinh dưỡng

🇹🇭Thai

ตอบสนอง

ให้สิ่งที่ปรารถนาหรือจำเป็น โดยเฉพาะการสนับสนุน อาหาร หรือเครื่องยังชีพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melayani

memberikan apa yang diinginkan atau dibutuhkan, terutama dukungan, makanan atau rezeki

🇵🇭Filipino

magsilbi

ibigay ang ninanais o kailangan, lalo na ang suporta, pagkain o kabuhayan

🇲🇾Malay

melayan

memberi apa yang diingini atau diperlukan, terutamanya sokongan, makanan atau rezeki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلبية

إعطاء ما هو مطلوب أو مطلوب، وخاصة الدعم أو الطعام أو القوت

🇮🇷Persian

تهیه کردن

آنچه را که مورد نظر یا مورد نیاز است، به ویژه حمایت، غذا یا رزق و روزی ارائه دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

yiyecek ve içecek

İstenilen veya ihtiyaç duyulan şeyi verin, özellikle destek, yiyecek veya geçim

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַפֵּק

לתת את הרצוי או הדרוש, במיוחד תמיכה, מזון או פרנסה

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The primary meaning of 'cater' is 'give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance'.

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