to serve a sentence
1serve\ a\ sentence — • serve a sentence • serve time v. phr. To be in jail. Charlie served four years of an eight year sentence, after which he was paroled and released …
2serve a sentence — {v. phr.} To be in jail. * /Charlie served four years of an eight year sentence, after which he was paroled and released./ …
3serve a sentence — {v. phr.} To be in jail. * /Charlie served four years of an eight year sentence, after which he was paroled and released./ …
4serve their sentence — ➡ prisons * * * …
5serve\ time — • serve a sentence • serve time v. phr. To be in jail. Charlie served four years of an eight year sentence, after which he was paroled and released …
6serve time — See: SERVE A SENTENCE …
7serve time — See: SERVE A SENTENCE …
8serve — 1 verb 1 FOOD/DRINK (I, T) to give someone food or drink as part of a meal: What kind of wine should we serve? | serve sth with sth: Serve the dish with rice and a green salad. | serve sb: Why aren t you out there serving the guests? | serve sth… …
9serve — serve1 [ sɜrv ] verb *** ▸ 1 provide food/drink ▸ 2 do job ▸ 3 be used for purpose ▸ 4 help achieve something ▸ 5 spend time in prison ▸ 6 provide with something useful ▸ 7 help customers in store ▸ 8 officially give document ▸ 9 hit ball to… …
10serve — I UK [sɜː(r)v] / US [sɜrv] verb Word forms serve : present tense I/you/we/they serve he/she/it serves present participle serving past tense served past participle served *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to provide food and drink for someone to… …
