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Quick definitions from WordNet (serve)
▸ noun: (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play ("His powerful serves won the game")
▸ verb: do military service ("She served in Vietnam")
▸ verb: work for or be a servant to ("May I serve you?")
▸ verb: devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas ("She served the art of music")
▸ verb: contribute or conduce to ("The scandal served to increase his popularity")
▸ verb: promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to ("Art serves commerce")
▸ verb: serve a purpose, role, or function ("The tree stump serves as a table")
▸ verb: spend time in prison or in a labor camp
▸ verb: put the ball into play ("It was Agassi's turn to serve")
▸ verb: do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function ("He served as head of the department for three years")
▸ verb: provide (usually but not necessarily food) ("We serve meals for the homeless")
▸ verb: help to some food; help with food or drink ("I served him three times, and after that he helped himself")
▸ verb: mate with ("Male animals serve the females for breeding purposes")
▸ verb: deliver a warrant or summons to someone
▸ verb: be used by; as of a utility ("The sewage plant served the neighboring communities")
▸ verb: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity ("Nothing else will serve")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #78340)
▸ Also see serving
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to serve
▸ Usage examples for serve
▸ Idioms related to serve (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing serve
▸ Words that often appear near serve
▸ Rhymes of serve
▸ Invented words related to serve
▸ noun: (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play ("His powerful serves won the game")
▸ verb: do military service ("She served in Vietnam")
▸ verb: work for or be a servant to ("May I serve you?")
▸ verb: devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas ("She served the art of music")
▸ verb: contribute or conduce to ("The scandal served to increase his popularity")
▸ verb: promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to ("Art serves commerce")
▸ verb: serve a purpose, role, or function ("The tree stump serves as a table")
▸ verb: spend time in prison or in a labor camp
▸ verb: put the ball into play ("It was Agassi's turn to serve")
▸ verb: do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function ("He served as head of the department for three years")
▸ verb: provide (usually but not necessarily food) ("We serve meals for the homeless")
▸ verb: help to some food; help with food or drink ("I served him three times, and after that he helped himself")
▸ verb: mate with ("Male animals serve the females for breeding purposes")
▸ verb: deliver a warrant or summons to someone
▸ verb: be used by; as of a utility ("The sewage plant served the neighboring communities")
▸ verb: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity ("Nothing else will serve")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #78340)
▸ Also see serving
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to serve
▸ Usage examples for serve
▸ Idioms related to serve (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing serve
▸ Words that often appear near serve
▸ Rhymes of serve
▸ Invented words related to serve