cater
verb (used without object)
to provide food, service, etc., as for a party or wedding.
caters
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present tense formof cater (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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His Marina del Rey company LaTerra Development recently completed a 575-unit complex along the 5 Freeway near the Burbank MetroLink station that caters to tenants in the entertainment industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
While Anthropic gets almost all of its revenue from corporate customers and is the market-share leader in that area, OpenAI caters to a larger swath of users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
French luxury giant Chanel announced Thursday that it had acquired historic Parisian shirtmaker Charvet, having previously collaborated with the brand which caters mostly to men.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
DUP MP Jim Shannon highlighted this lack of oversight a sector that predominantly caters for "sleep-deprived and vulnerable parents".
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
My mother's parents were part of the small merchant class that caters to officials, Peacekeepers, and the occasional Seam customer.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
