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1. a. : to be a servant. b. : to do military or naval service. 2. : to assist a celebrant as server at mass. 3. a. : to be of use. in a day when few people could write, seals served as signatures Elizabeth W. King. b. : to be favorable, opportune, or convenient. c. : to be worthy of reliance or trust. if memory serves. d.
SERVE definition: 1. to provide food or drinks: 2. to work for; to do your duty to: 3. to help achieve something or…. Learn more.
to offer or have a meal or refreshments available, as for patrons or guests: Come early, we're serving at six. to offer or distribute a portion or portions of food or a beverage, as a host or hostess: It was her turn to serve at the faculty tea. to render assistance; be of use; help. Synonyms: succor, aid.
Serve comes from the Latin word for servant or slave, but you can serve people without being subordinate to them. You might serve your family hamburgers for dinner, or serve the tennis ball. If you serve a cause, you devote yourself to it. Bug repellant will serve you well on a summer fishing trip. In prison you serve time.
When you describe someone's serve, you are indicating how well or how fast they serve a ball or shuttlecock. His powerful serve was too much for the defending champion.
[transitive, intransitive] to give somebody food or drink, for example at a restaurant or during a meal. serve (something) Breakfast is served between 7 and 10 a.m. When do you stop serving hot food? Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve immediately. Shall I serve? serve something with something Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans.
SERVE definition: 1. to give someone food or drink, especially guests or customers in a restaurant or bar: 2. to…. Learn more.
Definition of serve noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To work for (someone) as a servant: The steward serves the king. 2. a. To prepare and offer (food, for example): serve tea. b. To place food before (someone); wait on: served the guests a wonderful dinner. 3. a. To provide goods and services for (customers): a hotel that has served tourists at the same location for 30 years. b.
Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. served, serves, serving. To work for as a servant. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To be in service; do service. To serve in the navy. Webster's New World. To carry out the duties connected with a position, office, etc. Webster's New World. To act as server for Mass, Benediction, etc. Webster's New World.
