cater
/ˈkeɪtə(r)/verb
उच्चारण केटर
(भोज, समारोह में) खाना-पीना उपलब्ध कराना, खान-पान की व्यवस्था करना
Core word
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[I, T] ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ sth
to provide food and drinks for a social event such as a wedding or party
(भोज, समारोह में) खाना-पीना उपलब्ध कराना, खान-पान की व्यवस्था करना
- Who is catering for the wedding?
- The company caters weddings and office parties.
- A local firm will cater for the party.
+ 2 more examples
- The hotel can cater for up to five hundred guests.
- They catered the entire conference at a low price.
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[I] ~ for sb/sth
to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants
(किसी की) ज़रूरतें पूरी करना, के लिए व्यवस्था करना
- The school caters for children from poor families.
- These coaching centres cater for students preparing for SSC exams.
- The library caters to the needs of readers of all ages.
+ 2 more examples
- This hostel caters for students from other cities.
- The app caters to people who want to learn quickly.
Synonyms serve provide for meet the needs of
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[I] ~ to sb/sth often disapproving
to try to satisfy a particular need or demand, especially one that is not good
(किसी की इच्छा/रुचि) पूरी करना, के अनुकूल ढलना
- These TV shows cater to people's love of gossip.
- Some websites cater to the worst instincts of anonymous users.
- Some channels cater to a taste for violent content.
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- Cheap magazines cater to curiosity about celebrities.
- Politicians sometimes cater to fear instead of facts.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cater for + noun (British)
In British English cater for somebody or something means to provide what is needed or wanted. It is the most common pattern in exam papers.
ब्रिटिश English में 'cater for' का अर्थ है किसी की ज़रूरत की चीज़ें उपलब्ध कराना। परीक्षा में यह सबसे आम pattern है।
- The hotel caters for large wedding parties.
- The new library caters for students of all ages.
cater to + noun (usually negative or American)
Cater to means to try to satisfy a demand and sometimes suggests pleasing people too much.
'Cater to' का अर्थ है किसी माँग को पूरा करने का प्रयास करना; कभी-कभी इसमें लोगों को ज़रूरत से अधिक खुश करने का भाव भी होता है।
- Some channels cater to the lowest tastes of viewers.
- The shop caters to tourists who want souvenirs.
cater (for) + event
Cater for or cater at an event means to supply the food and drink for it.
किसी आयोजन के लिए खाना-पीना उपलब्ध कराने को 'cater for' या 'cater at' कहते हैं।
- A local firm will cater for the college function.
- Who is catering at the engagement party?
cater + (no object)
It can stand alone when the context is clear: the family decided to cater at home.
संदर्भ स्पष्ट हो तो यह क्रिया अकेली भी आ सकती है।
- They decided to cater at home for the festival.
+Collocations 4
adverb + cater
speciallymainlyexclusivelyfullyamply
- The school caters mainly for rural students.
cater for + noun
all tasteschildrenvegetariansdisabled studentslarge groups
- The canteen caters for vegetarians.
cater to + noun
demandneedstouristsfashioncustomers
- The app caters to the needs of exam candidates.
cater + noun phrase
a weddinga functiona partya conferencea reception
- He caters weddings and birthday parties.
“More examples 5
- The hostel mess caters for about four hundred students.
छात्रावास की mess लगभग चार सौ विद्यार्थियों के लिए भोजन की व्यवस्था करती है।
- The channel caters to young viewers who like cricket.
वह channel क्रिकेट पसंद करने वाले युवा दर्शकों की पसंद पूरी करता है।
- Radhika's uncle caters at weddings in Jaipur.
राधिका के चाचा जयपुर में शादियों में खान-पान की व्यवस्था करते हैं।
- The test series caters for both beginners and advanced learners.
यह test series नए तथा उन्नत दोनों प्रकार के शिक्षार्थियों की ज़रूरतों को पूरा करती है।
- No hotel in the town could cater for such a big group at short notice.
कम समय में इतने बड़े समूह की व्यवस्था करना शहर के किसी होटल के लिए संभव नहीं था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The canteen caters the students.
✓ The canteen caters for the students.
Cater needs a preposition (for or to) before the person served.
'Cater' के बाद सेवा पाने वाले व्यक्ति से पहले preposition (for या to) आना चाहिए।
✗ The shop caters on the needs of tourists.
✓ The shop caters for the needs of tourists.
The correct prepositions are for or to, not on.
सही prepositions 'for' या 'to' हैं, 'on' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both words mean providing what people need, but they stress different things.
दोनों शब्दों का अर्थ लोगों की ज़रूरत की चीज़ें देना है, पर ज़ोर अलग है।
To supply food, or to meet the needs of a particular group.
भोजन उपलब्ध कराना, या किसी विशेष समूह की ज़रूरतें पूरी करना।
- The hotel caters for large groups.
A general word for giving something that is needed.
आवश्यक वस्तु देने के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- The school provides free books.
To give food or drink at a meal, or to work for a person or group.
भोजन या पेय परोसना, या किसी व्यक्ति या समूह के लिए काम करना।
- The canteen serves tea at four.
→Phrasal verbs 2
cater for sb/sth
to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs
किसी की ज़रूरतें पूरी करना
- The school caters for children with special needs.
- The hotel caters for large parties.
cater to sb/sth
to provide the things that a particular type of person wants, especially things that you do not approve of
किसी की (अक्सर अनुचित) माँग पूरी करना
- These channels cater to the public's love of gossip.
- The policy caters to big businesses.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
In British English we usually say cater for somebody or something (meet their needs), while cater to is used for satisfying a desire, often a bad one.
British English में सामान्यतः cater for somebody or something (उनकी ज़रूरतें पूरी करना) कहा जाता है, जबकि cater to किसी इच्छा को पूरा करने के लिए, अक्सर बुरी इच्छा के लिए, प्रयोग होता है।