Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cater
Participle: catered
Gerund: catering
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | cater |
| you | cater |
| he;she;it | caters |
| we | cater |
| you | cater |
| they | cater |
Perfect
| I | have catered |
| you | have catered |
| he;she;it | has catered |
| we | have catered |
| you | have catered |
| they | have catered |
Past
| I | catered |
| you | catered |
| he;she;it | catered |
| we | catered |
| you | catered |
| they | catered |
Pluperfect
| I | had catered |
| you | had catered |
| he;she;it | had catered |
| we | had catered |
| you | had catered |
| they | had catered |
Future
| I | will cater |
| you | will cater |
| he;she;it | will cater |
| we | will cater |
| you | will cater |
| they | will cater |
Future Perfect
| I | will have catered |
| you | will have catered |
| he;she;it | will have catered |
| we | will have catered |
| you | will have catered |
| they | will have catered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cater |
| you | cater |
| he;she;it | cater |
| we | cater |
| you | cater |
| they | cater |
Perfect
| I | have catered |
| you | have catered |
| he;she;it | have catered |
| we | have catered |
| you | have catered |
| they | have catered |
Imperfect
| I | catered |
| you | catered |
| he;she;it | catered |
| we | catered |
| you | catered |
| they | catered |
Pluperfect
| I | had catered |
| you | had catered |
| he;she;it | had catered |
| we | had catered |
| you | had catered |
| they | had catered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cater |
| you | would cater |
| he;she;it | would cater |
| we | would cater |
| you | would cater |
| they | would cater |
Perfect
| I | would have catered |
| you | would have catered |
| he;she;it | would have catered |
| we | would have catered |
| you | would have catered |
| they | would have catered |
Imperative
| you | cater |
| we | Let's cater |
| you | cater |
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)