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serve
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- pronunciation:
- suhrv
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
serves, serving, served |
| definition 1: |
to help (people) as part of one's job or as a volunteer.
The woman who served me at the store knew a lot about the items for sale.- synonyms:
- aid, assist, help
- similar words:
- accommodate, attend
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| definition 2: |
to be useful to (one's community or country).
They are serving the community by planting flowers and trees.
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| definition 3: |
to offer or provide food and drink to.
The waiter who served us was very polite.
- synonyms:
- wait on
- similar words:
- accommodate, assist, help
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| definition 4: |
to complete a period of service.
He served as president for eight years. |
| related words: |
function, pay, provide |
adverb + (v.)serve
best
(v.)serve
+ noun
appetizer,
beef,
board,
bread,
breakfast,
bun,
burger,
calorie,
chicken,
cream,
drink,
fare,
function,
ingredient,
jail,
lettuce,
lunch,
meal,
notice,
pasta,
peanut,
pizza,
plate,
pork,
potato,
prison,
purpose,
rice,
sandwich,
sauce,
sentence,
shrimp,
soup,
spoon,
steak,
tea,
term,
toast,
tortilla,
warrant
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