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Definitions and Meaning of serve in English
serve (n)
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
serve (v)
serve a purpose, role, or function
do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
contribute or conduce to
be used by; as of a utility
help to some food; help with food or drink
provide (usually but not necessarily food)
devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
spend time in prison or in a labor camp
work for or be a servant to
deliver a warrant or summons to someone
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
do military service
mate with
put the ball into play
serve (v. t.)
To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic, serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.; specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.
To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to appear as the inferior of; to minister to.
To be suitor to; to profess love to.
To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals; to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop.
Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for eating; -- often with up; formerly with in.
To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for; hence, to be of use to; as, a curate may serve two churches; to serve one's country.
To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient for; to satisfy; as, to serve one's turn.
To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa serves one for a seat and a couch.
To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act toward; as, he served me very ill.
To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns.
To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively, in such manner as the law requires; as, to serve a summons.
To make legal service opon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.); as, to serve a witness with a subp/na.
To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as, to serve a term in prison.
To copulate with; to cover; as, a horse serves a mare; -- said of the male.
To lead off in delivering (the ball).
To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving.
serve (v. i.)
To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or other business for another; to be in subjection or bondage; to render menial service.
To perform domestic offices; to be occupied with household affairs; to prepare and dish up food, etc.
To be in service; to do duty; to discharge the requirements of an office or employment. Specifically, to act in the public service, as a soldier, seaman. etc.
To be of use; to answer a purpose; to suffice; to suit; to be convenient or favorable.
To lead off in delivering the ball.
FAQs About the word serve
serve
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play, serve a purpose, role, or function, do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function, contribute or conduce t
attend,slave (for),wait for,wait on,work for,dance attendance on,minister (for),tends to
harm,hinder,hurt,impair,impede,injure,damage,distress,upset,inflict pain
servant's entrance => servant's entrance, servantry => servitude, servantess => maidservant, servant girl => maid, servant => servant,
