Serve Definition
sûrv
served, serves, serving
verb
served, serves, serving
To work for as a servant.
Webster's New World
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
To pay court to (a lady)
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
serves
The act or manner of serving the ball in tennis, etc., or one's turn to serve.
Webster's New World
(chiefly Australia) A portion of food or drink, a serving.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
serve (someone) right
- To be deserved under the circumstances:
Punish him; it will serve him right for what he has done to you.
American Heritage
serve someone right
- to be what someone deserves, for doing something wrong or foolish
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Serve
Origin of Serve
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From Middle English serven, from Middle French servir, from Old French, from Latin servire (“to be a slave; to serve"), from Latin servus (“slave; servant"), which perhaps derives from Etruscan (compare Etruscan proper names Servi, Serve).
From Wiktionary
Middle English serven from Old French servir from Latin servīre from servus slave
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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