verb
1.
Synonyms: benefit , advantage, avail, profit, work (for)
2.
Synonyms: act 4, function, officiate
3.
to prove adequate or sufficient
will not serve as a true translation
Synonyms: do, suffice, suit
Related Word: service; function, work; fit; satisfy; make
Idioms: fill the bill
4.
Synonyms: minister (to), care (for), mother, nurse, wait (on)
5.
to put in (a term of imprisonment)
served ten years for armed robbery
Synonyms: do
Related Word: put in, spend; undergo
Idioms: do a hitch ( or stretch), serve (out) a sentence, serve time, ||take a vacation
6.
Synonyms: advance 1, encourage, forward, foster, further, promote
7.
Synonyms: treat 2, deal (with), handle, play, take, use