SERVE


Meaning of SERVE in English

n. Function: verb

1

Synonyms: BENEFIT , advantage, avail, profit, work (for)

2

Synonyms: ACT 4, function, officiate

3 to prove adequate or sufficient FF1C; will not serve as a true translation FF1E;

Synonyms: do, suffice, suit

Related Words: 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) FF1C; served ten years for armed robbery FF1E;

Synonyms: do

Related Words: 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

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