SERVE

(WORK) [verb] - to work (for); to do your duty toHe served in the army in India for twenty years. [I]She has served on the committee for the last fifteen years. [I]The younger Mr Wang will continue to serve on the board. [I]He served under Harold Wilson for two years as Transport Minister. [I]Believe it or not, I joined the police force because I wanted to serve the public.The civil service is there to serve the public. [T]There's no doubt that these deals serve the West's interests. [T](figurative) I think he was called Brian, if my memory serves me (right) (= is correct). [T](informal) If you say that something bad serves someone right, you mean that they deserve it."He hit me!" "It serves you right. You shouldn't have been rude to him."