to serve sentence
21serve — verb 1 give sb food or drink ADVERB ▪ immediately ▪ Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve immediately. VERB + SERVE ▪ be ready to ▪ Cover and chill the salad until ready to serve …
22sentence — sen|tence1 [ sent(ə)ns ] noun count *** 1. ) a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that express a statement, question, or instruction. A written sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a PERIOD, QUESTION MARK, or… …
23sentence — 1 / sentFns/ noun (C) 1 a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, expresses a complete idea or asks a question, and that, when written in English, begins with a capital letter and ends with a fullstop1 (1) 2 a punishment that… …
24serve — v. & n. v. 1 tr. do a service for (a person, community, etc.). 2 tr. (also absol.) be a servant to. 3 intr. carry out duties (served on six committees). 4 intr. a (foll. by in) be employed in (an organization, esp. the armed forces, or a place,… …
25serve out — PHRASAL VERB If someone serves out their term of office, contract, or prison sentence, they do not leave before the end of the agreed period of time. [V P n (not pron)] The governor has declared his innocence and says he plans to fight and serve… …
26serve, service — As verbs, these words have similar meanings but are not always interchangeable. One could say A good bus line serves the residents of that area, but services would be out of place in that sentence. Similarly, service, not serve, is appropriate in …
27serve*/*/*/ — [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 …
28sentence — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin sententia feeling, opinion, from *sentent , *sentens, irregular present participle of sentire to feel more at sense Date: 14th century 1. obsolete opinion; especially a conclusion… …
29serve a sentence — {v. phr.} To be in jail. * /Charlie served four years of an eight year sentence, after which he was paroled and released./ …
30serve a sentence — {v. phr.} To be in jail. * /Charlie served four years of an eight year sentence, after which he was paroled and released./ …
