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- [surv]
- /sɜrv/
- /sɜːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [surv]
- /sɜrv/
Definitions of serve word
- verb without object serve to act as a servant. 1
- verb without object serve to wait on table, as a waiter. 1
- verb without object serve to offer or have a meal or refreshments available, as for patrons or guests: Come early, we're serving at six. 1
- verb without object serve 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. 1
- verb without object serve to render assistance; be of use; help. 1
- verb without object serve to go through a term of service, do duty as a soldier, sailor, senator, juror, etc. 1
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Origin of serve
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English serven < Old French servir < Latin servīre, equivalent to serv(us) slave (cf. serf) + -īre infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Serve
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
serve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
serve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for serve
verb serve
- accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- administer — If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
Antonyms for serve
verb serve
- administrate — to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
noun serve
- intendance — an administrative department, especially one in the government system introduced by the French statesman Richelieu during the 17th century, or the officials in charge of it.
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