cater
verb (used without object)
to provide food, service, etc., as for a party or wedding.
had catered
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past perfectof cater.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The event, which was on Friday, had catered delivery, an online auction and small remote gatherings.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2020
But those tower donors had catered food, multiple televisions, and beer and wine, something you won’t find at OUR concession stands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2019
On Thursday, I asked Wang whether she had catered her argument to Gorsuch, a noted grammarian and devoted textualist.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2018
The departure of a store like Peter Elliot represents the end of an era, as independent shops are priced out of a shopping destination that had catered to the carriage trade.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2012
They were heroic and harmonious, and were very well received: he had catered to the very spirit of the age.
From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Henry Coppee
