Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cater for sth
Participle: catered for sth
Gerund: catering for sth
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cater for sth |
| you | cater for sth |
| he;she;it | caters for sth |
| we | cater for sth |
| you | cater for sth |
| they | cater for sth |
Perfect
| I | have catered for sth |
| you | have catered for sth |
| he;she;it | has catered for sth |
| we | have catered for sth |
| you | have catered for sth |
| they | have catered for sth |
Past
| I | catered for sth |
| you | catered for sth |
| he;she;it | catered for sth |
| we | catered for sth |
| you | catered for sth |
| they | catered for sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had catered for sth |
| you | had catered for sth |
| he;she;it | had catered for sth |
| we | had catered for sth |
| you | had catered for sth |
| they | had catered for sth |
Future
| I | will cater for sth |
| you | will cater for sth |
| he;she;it | will cater for sth |
| we | will cater for sth |
| you | will cater for sth |
| they | will cater for sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have catered for sth |
| you | will have catered for sth |
| he;she;it | will have catered for sth |
| we | will have catered for sth |
| you | will have catered for sth |
| they | will have catered for sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cater for sth |
| you | cater for sth |
| he;she;it | cater for sth |
| we | cater for sth |
| you | cater for sth |
| they | cater for sth |
Perfect
| I | have catered for sth |
| you | have catered for sth |
| he;she;it | have catered for sth |
| we | have catered for sth |
| you | have catered for sth |
| they | have catered for sth |
Imperfect
| I | catered for sth |
| you | catered for sth |
| he;she;it | catered for sth |
| we | catered for sth |
| you | catered for sth |
| they | catered for sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had catered for sth |
| you | had catered for sth |
| he;she;it | had catered for sth |
| we | had catered for sth |
| you | had catered for sth |
| they | had catered for sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cater for sth |
| you | would cater for sth |
| he;she;it | would cater for sth |
| we | would cater for sth |
| you | would cater for sth |
| they | would cater for sth |
Perfect
| I | would have catered for sth |
| you | would have catered for sth |
| he;she;it | would have catered for sth |
| we | would have catered for sth |
| you | would have catered for sth |
| they | would have catered for sth |
Imperative
| you | cater for sth |
| we | Let's cater for sth |
| you | cater for sth |
Verbs conjugated like 'cater'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'cater'
canter,
caper,
crater,
water,
alter,
atter,
aver,
balter,
banter,
barter,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. 1600, from M.E.
catour (n.) "buyer of provisions" (c.1400), aphetic for Anglo-Fr.
achatour, from O.Fr.
achater "to buy," orig. "to buy provisions," from V.L.
*accaptare, from L.
ad- "to" +
captare "to take, hold," freq. of
capere "to take" (see capable).
Caterer is attested from 1592.
2. From Middle English catour (“acater, provisioner”), aphetic form of acatour (“acater”), from Old French acater (“to buy, to purchase”). Equivalent to cate + -er. See: Old French '
acheter'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] was a race of people who so completely gave the lie to history as these giants, or whom all the chroniclers have so cruelly libelled. Instead of roaring and ravaging about the world, constantly catering for their cannibal larders, and perpetually going to market in an unlawful manner, they are the meekest people in any man 's acquaintance: rather inclining to milk and vegetable diet, and bearing [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)