to serve as an example to sb
1example — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French essample, example, from Latin exemplum, from eximere to take out, from ex + emere to take more at redeem Date: 14th century 1. one that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not to be imitated… …
2example — n. & v. n. 1 a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule. 2 a person, thing, or piece of conduct, regarded in terms of its fitness to be imitated (must set him an example; you are a bad example). 3 a circumstance or… …
3Example — Ex*am ple, n. [A later form for ensample, fr. L. exemplum, orig., what is taken out of a larger quantity, as a sample, from eximere to take out. See {Exempt}, and cf. {Ensample}, {Sample}.] 1. One or a portion taken to show the character or… …
4Serve the People — or Service for the People (zh sp|s=为人民服务|p=wèi rénmín fúwù) is a political slogan which first appeared in Mao era China. It originates from the title of a speech by Mao Zedong, delivered on September 8, 1944. The concept of Serving the People ,… …
5serve — serve1 W1S1 [sə:v US sə:rv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food/drink)¦ 2 serve two/three/four etc (people) 3¦(shop)¦ 4¦(be useful/helpful)¦ 5¦(do useful work)¦ 6¦(have an effect)¦ 7¦(provide something)¦ 8¦(prison)¦ 9¦(sport)¦ 10 it …
6serve — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)v[/t]] ♦♦ serves, serving, served 1) VERB If you serve your country, an organization, or a person, you do useful work for them. [V n] It is unfair to soldiers who have served their country well for many years... [V n] I have always… …
7example — /ig zam peuhl, zahm /, n., v., exampled, exampling. n. 1. one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole: This painting is an example of his early work. 2. a pattern or model, as of something to be… …
8set a good example — serve as an example, be a model …
9serve as a role model — act as a good example …
10set an example — serve as a model, be an example …
