catering
/ˈkeɪtərɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण केटरिंग
खान-पान व्यवस्था
Core word
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the work of providing food and drinks for meetings or social events
खान-पान व्यवस्था
- the catering service
- Radhika's cousin runs a catering business for weddings in Jaipur.
- Catering for the event was arranged by the hotel.
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- He studied hotel management and works in catering.
- The college offers a course in catering.
Synonyms food service provisioning hospitality
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
catering (uncountable noun)
Catering names the business or work of providing food. It is uncountable, so it takes no a and has no plural.
'Catering' भोजन उपलब्ध कराने का व्यवसाय या काम है। यह uncountable है, इसलिए इसके पहले 'a' नहीं आता और plural नहीं बनता।
- Catering for the wedding was done by a local firm.
- She studies hotel management and catering.
catering + noun
Catering often works like an adjective before nouns such as service, company, staff, business or college.
'Catering' प्रायः service, company, staff, business या college जैसे nouns से पहले विशेषण की तरह आता है।
- The catering staff worked until midnight.
- Radhika's cousin runs a catering business.
catering for + people
Catering for can also be the -ing form of cater for, meaning meeting the needs of a group.
'Catering for', 'cater for' का -ing रूप भी हो सकता है, जिसका अर्थ है किसी समूह की ज़रूरतें पूरी करना।
- The hostel is catering for more than a hundred students.
- We are catering for a wide range of tastes.
in catering / the catering industry
Use in to describe someone's field of work.
किसी के कार्यक्षेत्र को बताने के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He has ten years of experience in catering.
catering vs cateress
Catering is the work, not the person. For the person use caterer; there is no word cateress in modern English.
'Catering' काम है, व्यक्ति नहीं। व्यक्ति के लिए 'caterer' का प्रयोग करें; आधुनिक English में 'cateress' शब्द नहीं है।
- She works as a caterer; her catering is famous in the town.
+Collocations 5
adjective + catering
outdoorprofessionalweddinghospitalairline
- Airline catering needs strict hygiene.
catering + noun
servicecompanycollegemanagercontract
- The school signed a catering contract for the hostel.
verb + catering
arrangehandleprovideoutsourcedo
- The club outsources its catering to a local firm.
catering for + noun
a partya conferenceall tastesspecial dietsa crowd
- The hotel is catering for a conference of two hundred delegates.
catering + industry
hotel and cateringcatering tradecatering firmcatering equipmentcatering manager
- She wants to work in the hotel and catering industry.
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- The catering at the college fest was cheap and very tasty.
कॉलेज उत्सव में भोजन की व्यवस्था सस्ती और बहुत स्वादिष्ट थी।
- She took a diploma in catering after Class 12.
उसने बारहवीं के बाद catering में डिप्लोमा किया।
- Catering for 500 guests requires careful planning.
500 मेहमानों के भोजन की व्यवस्था के लिए सावधानी से योजना बनानी पड़ती है।
- The catering team set up the tables before sunrise.
catering दल ने सूर्योदय से पहले मेज़ें लगा दीं।
- Radhika earns a little money from home catering during festivals.
राधिका त्योहारों के समय घर से catering करके थोड़ी कमाई करती है।
- Free tea is included in the catering charges.
चाय का शुल्क catering के खर्च में शामिल है।
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✗ The catering of the wedding were excellent.
✓ The catering at the wedding was excellent.
Catering is uncountable and singular, so use was; the place is shown with at.
'Catering' uncountable और singular है, इसलिए 'was' आता है; स्थान के लिए 'at' आता है।
✗ The catering were arranged by the college.
✓ The catering was arranged by the college.
Catering is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
'Catering' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
food service provisioning hospitality
§Grammar and usage
Cater for or to sb (provide what people need: 'cater to all students').
Cater for या to sb (लोगों की ज़रूरत पूरी करना: 'cater to all students')।