serve (verb)
21serve out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms serve out : present tense I/you/we/they serve out he/she/it serves out present participle serving out past tense served out past participle served out 1) to continue doing something until you are officially… …
22serve*/*/*/ — [sɜːv] verb I 1) [I/T] to provide food or a drink for someone, especially at a meal A light meal will be served during the flight.[/ex] Dinner is served between 7 and 10 pm.[/ex] Carolyn served them tea and cake in the garden.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to do …
23serve — 1. noun /səːv,sɝv/ a) the act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games Whose serve is it? b) A portion of food, a serving Syn: service …
24serve up — phrasal verb Word forms serve up : present tense I/you/we/they serve up he/she/it serves up present participle serving up past tense served up past participle served up 1) [transitive] informal to provide something The teams served up some highly …
25serve — [13] Latin servus ‘slave’ has been a rich source of English vocabulary. It is the direct ancestor of serf [15] (and of the second syllable of concierge [17]). but it is its derivatives that have made the most numerous contributions. From the verb …
26serve — /sɜ:v/ verb ♦ to serve someone with a writ or to serve a writ on someone to give someone a writ officially, so that they have to receive it …
27serve — [13] Latin servus ‘slave’ has been a rich source of English vocabulary. It is the direct ancestor of serf [15] (and of the second syllable of concierge [17]). but it is its derivatives that have made the most numerous contributions. From the verb …
28serve out — phr verb Serve out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑suspension …
29serve with — phr verb Serve with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cream, ↑mustard, ↑salad …
30serve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. attend, wait on (see servant); replace; aid; avail, be of use; supply; suffice. See utility, provision, sufficiency. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To fulfill an obligation] Syn. carry out, complete, hear… …
