cater
DiagonallyDiagonally.
» I arranged catering for tomorrow's party.
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1 senses(UK, US, dialectal, not comparable)Diagonally.
Examples
23 sentencesI arranged catering for tomorrow's party.
You're catering to his every whim.
ruТы потакаешь всем его капризам. — marafon
This restaurant does not cater for vegans.
ruЭтот ресторан не обслуживает веганов. — odexed · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mennad's company brought in catered meals on holidays.
This is a store that caters specially to students.
ruЭтот магазин ориентируется на обслуживание студентов. — wondersz1
Origin
Probably ultimately from French quatre (“four”), possibly via cater (“change-ringing”), alProbably ultimately from French quatre (“four”), possibly via cater (“change-ringing”), although Liberman argues for a derivation from a North Germanic prefix meaning "crooked, angled, clumsy" from which he also derives cater-cousin and, via Norse, Old Irish cittach (“left-handed, awkward”). He finds this more likely than extension of the dice and change-ringing term cater as an adverb, given the likely cognates in other Germanic languages. Caterpillar and caterwaul are unrelated, being derived from cognates to cat, but may have influenced the pronunciation of Liberman's proposed earlier *cate- or undergone similar sound changes.
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