SERVE

Meaning of SERVE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1688

: the act or action of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games (as volleyball, badminton, or tennis) also : a turn to serve <it's your serve>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SERVE — I. ˈsərv, ˈsə̄v, ˈsəiv, dial ˈsärv or ˈsȧv verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English serven, from Old French servir, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SERVE — (v. t.) To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for; hence, to be of use to; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for; hence, to be of use …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — — servable, serveable , adj. /serrv/ , v. , served, serving , n. v.i. 1. to act as a servant. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — I. ˈsərv verb ( served ; serv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French servir, from Latin servire to be a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SERVE — vi to lead off in delivering the ball. 2. serve ·vt to be suitor to; to profess love to. 3. …
Webster English vocab
SERVE — [serve] vb served ; serv.ing [ME, fr. MF servir, fr. OF, fr. L servire to be a slave, serve, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SERVE — / sɜːv; NAmE sɜːrv/ verb , noun ■ verb FOOD / DRINK 1. serve sth (with sth) | serve sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SERVE — I. serve 1 S1 W1 /sɜːv $ sɜːrv/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ servant , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SERVE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. do a service for (a person, community, etc.). 2 tr. (also absol.) be a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SERVE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. do a service for (a person, community, etc.). 2 tr. (also absol.) be a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SERVE — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. do a service for (a person, community, etc.). 2 tr. (also absol.) be a …
Oxford English vocab
SERVE — ( serves, serving, served) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SERVE — (~s, serving, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SERVE — (WORK) [verb] - to work (for); to do your duty toHe served in the army in India for twenty years. …
Cambridge English vocab
SERVE — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: BENEFIT , advantage, avail, profit, work (for) 2 Synonyms: ACT 4, function, officiate 3 to …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SERVE — verb 1. Synonyms: benefit , advantage, avail, profit, work (for) 2. Synonyms: act 4, function, officiate 3. to prove adequate …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SERVE — verb 1 give sb food or drink ADVERB ▪ immediately ▪ Pour the sauce over the pasta and ~ immediately. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SERVE — n. 25B6; verb they served their masters faithfully : WORK FOR, be in the service of, be employed by; obey. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SERVE — 1. гл. 1) служить в доме (у кого-л.), быть слугой 2) состоять на государственной службе, служить, работать 3) состоять на …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SERVE — serve.ogg 1. sɜ:v n подача (мяча) ( теннис, бадминтон ) good bad serve - хорошая плохая подача whose serve is …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SERVE — 1. sɜ:v n подача (мяча) ( теннис, бадминтон ) good bad serve - хорошая плохая подача whose serve is it? …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SERVE — 1. гл. 1) служить в доме ( у кого-л. ) , быть слугой 2) состоять на государственной службе, служить, работать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SERVE — 1. гл. 1) служить в доме (у кого-л.), быть слугой 2) состоять на государственной службе, служить, работать 3) состоять на службе в рядах …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SERVE — 1. _v. 1> служить; быть полезным; to serve one's country - служить своей родине; to serve two masters - быть …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SERVE — 1. v. 1. служить; быть полезным; to serve one's country - служить своей родине; to serve two masters - быть …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SERVE — 1. _v. 1> служить; быть полезным; to serve one's country служить своей родине; to serve two masters быть слугой двух …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SERVE — 1) служить; обслуживать 2) вручать (судебный документ) 3) исполнять постановление суда 4) отбывать (наказание) 5) шотл. признавать наследником в судебном порядке • to serve a federal …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
SERVE — 1. гл. 1) служить в доме (у кого-л.), быть слугой 2) состоять на государственной службе, служить, работать 3) состоять на …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SERVE — adj 1. subject to servitude; 2. slavish, servile
Interlingua English vocab
SERVE — servir; assister; (to be suitable) convener. IT SERVES HIM RIGHT: it eveni le quo il merite, to es quo il …
English interlingue dictionary
SERVE — alagad (Verb) idulot;maglingkod (Verb) pagdulot
English-Visayan vocabulary
SERVE — I. verb (~d; serving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French servir, from Latin servire to be a slave, ~, from servus …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SERVE — (v. t.) To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act toward; as, he served me very ill.
Английский словарь Webster
SERVE — (v. t.) To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa serves one for a seat …
Английский словарь Webster
SERVE — (v. t.) To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient for; to satisfy; as, to serve one's turn.
Английский словарь Webster
SERVE — (v. t.) Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for …
Английский словарь Webster
SERVE — (v. t.) To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend …
Английский словарь Webster
SERVE — (v. t.) To be suitor to; to profess love to.
Английский словарь Webster
SERVE — (v. t.) To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to appear as the inferior of; to minister …
Английский словарь Webster
SERVE — (v. t.) To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit …
Английский словарь Webster
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act toward; as, he served me …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as, to serve a term in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To make legal service opon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.); as, to serve …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To lead off in delivering (the ball).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To copulate with; to cover; as, a horse serves a mare; -- said of the male.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient for; to satisfy; as, to serve …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively, in such manner as the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To be suitor to; to profess love to.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to appear as the inferior of; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa serves one for …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. t. ) Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as a portion of anything, especially of food …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. i. ) To perform domestic offices; to be occupied with household affairs; to prepare and dish up food, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. i. ) To lead off in delivering the ball.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. i. ) To be of use; to answer a purpose; to suffice; to suit; to be convenient or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. i. ) To be in service; to do duty; to discharge the requirements of an office or employment. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — ( v. i. ) To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or other business for …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVE — v. tend to, attend; work, perform a duty or task; worship; function as; offer, present; fulfill a term (of punishment, …
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