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catered

USKAY-turd/ˈkeɪtɚd/UKKAY-tuhd/ˈkeɪtəd/

2 meanings of catered

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of cater.

    The hotel catered the conference for nearly three hundred delegates.

    Every meal at the retreat was catered by an award-winning chef.

    Note

    Past tense and participle share one regular spelling: they catered the wedding, it has catered, it was catered. In the food sense the verb can take a direct object or stand alone. The figurative senses run through to, as in catered to every whim, and often carry a hint of pandering. Placed before a noun, the participle settles into the adjective, as in a catered lunch.

    The new menu catered to every passing fad.

    Her lectures catered to students with no background in physics.

  2. 2
    adjective
    Supplied with food and drink arranged by a catering service rather than prepared by the hosts.

    The conference included a catered reception each evening.

    Guests enjoyed a catered dinner served on the lawn at sunset.

catered is a form of cater

cater, verb: To supply food for others, especially as a paid professional service at a special event. Full entry

Forms
catercaters he/she/itcatering -ing formcatered past tense, past participle
Spelling
cater → catered: add -ed

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