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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Serve \Serve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Served; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Serving.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L.
     servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to
     protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva
     protecting. Cf. Conserve, Desert merit, Dessert,
     Observe, Serf, Sergeant.]
     1. To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self
        continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service
        for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic,
        serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.;
        specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.
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              God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit.
                                                    --Rom. i. 9.
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              Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee
              seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. --Gen.
                                                    xxix. 18.
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              No man can serve two masters.         --Matt. vi.
                                                    24.
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              Had I but served my God with half the zeal
              I served my king, he would not in mine age
              Have left me naked to mine enemies.   --Shak.
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     2. To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to
        appear as the inferior of; to minister to.
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              Bodies bright and greater should not serve
              The less not bright.                  --Milton.
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     3. To be suitor to; to profess love to. [Obs.]
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              To serve a lady in his beste wise.    --Chaucer.
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     4. To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend;
        specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals;
        to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop.
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              Others, pampered in their shameless pride,
              Are served in plate and in their chariots ride.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     5. Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as
        a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for
        eating; -- often with up; formerly with in.
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              Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we
              will come in to dinner.               --Shak.
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              Some part he roasts, then serves it up so dressed.
                                                    --Dryde.
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     6. To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for;
        hence, to be of use to; as, a curate may serve two
        churches; to serve one's country.
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     7. To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient
        for; to satisfy; as, to serve one's turn.
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              Turn it into some advantage, by observing where it
              can serve another end.                --Jer. Taylor.
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     8. To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa
        serves one for a seat and a couch.
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     9. To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act
        toward; as, he served me very ill.
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     10. To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns.
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     11. (Law)
         (a) To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either
             actually or constructively, in such manner as the law
             requires; as, to serve a summons.
         (b) To make legal service opon (a person named in a writ,
             summons, etc.); as, to serve a witness with a
             subp[oe]na.
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     12. To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as,
         to serve a term in prison.
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     13. To copulate with; to cover; as, a horse serves a mare; --
         said of the male.
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     14. (Tennis) To lead off in delivering (the ball).
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     15. (Naut.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a
         rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or
         from the weather. See under Serving.
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     To serve an attachment or To serve a writ of attachment
        (Law), to levy it on the person or goods by seizure, or to
        seize.
  
     To serve an execution (Law), to levy it on a lands, goods,
        or person, by seizure or taking possession.
  
     To serve an office, to discharge a public duty.
  
     To serve a process (Law), in general, to read it, so as to
        give due notice to the party concerned, or to leave an
        attested copy with him or his attorney, or his usual place
        of abode.
  
     To serve a warrant, to read it, and seize the person
        against whom it is issued.
  
     To serve a writ (Law), to read it to the defendant, or to
        leave an attested copy at his usual place of abode.
  
     To serve one out, to retaliate upon; to requite. ``I'll
        serve you out for this.'' --C. Kingsley.
  
     To serve one right, to treat, or cause to befall one,
        according to his deserts; -- used commonly of ill deserts;
        as, it serves the scoundrel right.
  
     To serve one's self of, to avail one's self of; to make use
        of. [A Gallicism]
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              I will serve myself of this concession.
                                                    --Chillingworth.
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     To serve out, to distribute; as, to serve out rations.
  
     To serve the time or To serve the hour, to regulate one's
        actions by the requirements of the time instead of by
        one's duty; to be a timeserver. [Obs.]
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              They think herein we serve the time, because thereby
              we either hold or seek preferment.    --Hooker.
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     Syn: To obey; minister to; subserve; promote; aid; help;
          assist; benefit; succor.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Serve \Serve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Served; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Serving.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L.
     servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to
     protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva
     protecting. Cf. Conserve, Desert merit, Dessert,
     Observe, Serf, Sergeant.]
     1. To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self
        continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service
        for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic,
        serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.;
        specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.
  
              God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit.
                                                    --Rom. i. 9.
  
              Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee
              seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. --Gen.
                                                    xxix. 18.
  
              No man can serve two masters.         --Matt. vi.
                                                    24.
  
              Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served
              my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked
              to mine enemies.                      --Shak.
  
     2. To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to
        appear as the inferior of; to minister to.
  
              Bodies bright and greater should not serve The less
              not bright.                           --Milton.
  
     3. To be suitor to; to profess love to. [Obs.]
  
              To serve a lady in his beste wise.    --Chaucer.
  
     4. To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend;
        specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals;
        to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop.
  
              Others, pampered in their shameless pride, Are
              served in plate and in their chariots ride.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     5. Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as
        a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for
        eating; -- often with up; formerly with in.
  
              Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we
              will come in to dinner.               --Shak.
  
              Some part he roasts, then serves it up so dressed.
                                                    --Dryde.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  served
     vb.
     (infl of en serve  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  served
     vb.
     (infl of en serve  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  served
     vb.
     (infl of en serve  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  served
     vb.
     (infl of en serve  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  served
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s erve d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  served
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en serve ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb serve)

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 : [ freedict:bre-fra ]


  serv  (served)
  serf

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Served /sˈɜːvd/
  مخدوم

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  served /sˈɜːvd/ 
  sloužil

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  served /sˈɜːvd/ 
  obsloužený