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cater for sb/sth phrasal verb

phrasal verb mainly UK

Definition

to provide what is wanted or needed by someone or something
The club caters for children between the ages of 4 and 12.

(Definition of cater for sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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