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# catering

noun (catering — uncountable); verb form (present participle of cater: cater, caters, catered, catering)

«catering» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Providing food and drink for an event or a group of people, as a job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catering/#m1)
2. (verb form) Catering for or to: providing what a group needs or wants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catering/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, a catering company makes food for weddings and parties; school catering staff run the canteen. In maths, catering problems ask for food per person: 60 guests × 2 sandwiches = 120 sandwiches. Phrases: catering company, school catering, cater for, self-catering (holiday where you cook for yourself).

### Examples

- The catering for the party was done by a local café. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catering/#x1)
- The school's catering staff cook lunch for 300 pupils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catering/#x2)
- We stayed in self-catering cottages on holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catering/#x3)
- This club caters for children of all ages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catering/#x4)
- The menu is catering to vegetarians too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catering/#x5)
- If each of 40 guests eats 3 sandwiches, the catering needs 120 sandwiches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catering/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: some catering, not «a catering». A caterer is the person or company. «Cater for» is common in UK English, «cater to» in US English. Self-catering means you make your own meals.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «catering» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catering/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«catering» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/catering.html) on Mova free.