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verb. uk / sɜːv / us / sɝːv / serve verb (PROVIDE FOOD/DRINK) A2 [ I or T ] to provide food or drinks: Do they serve meals in the bar? Breakfast is served in the restaurant between 7.00 and 11.00. be served with We arrived at the hotel and were served with champagne and canapés.
Synonyms for SERVED: attended, wrought (for), worked (for), waited upon, waited on, danced attendance (upon), tended (to), ministered (to); Antonyms of SERVED: hindered, injured, hurt, impaired, damaged, impeded, afflicted, harmed.
to help achieve something or to be useful as something: serve a purpose An official investigation would not serve any useful purpose. serve as The judge said that the fine would serve as a warning to other drivers. In the absence of anything better the settee could serve as a bed for a couple of nights.
1. a. : to be a servant. b. : to do military or naval service. 2. : to assist a celebrant as server at mass. 3. a. : to be of use. in a day when few people could write, seals served as signatures Elizabeth W. King. b. : to be favorable, opportune, or convenient. c. : to be worthy of reliance or trust. if memory serves. d.
If something serves people or an area, it provides them with something that they need. This could mean the closure of thousands of small businesses which serve the community. [VERB noun] ...improvements in the public water-supply system serving the Nairobi area.
to offer or have a meal or refreshments available, as for patrons or guests: Come early, we're serving at six. to offer or distribute a portion or portions of food or a beverage, as a host or hostess: It was her turn to serve at the faculty tea. to render assistance; be of use; help. Synonyms: succor, aid.
Definition of serve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To work for (someone) as a servant: The steward serves the king. 2. a. To prepare and offer (food, for example): serve tea. b. To place food before (someone); wait on: served the guests a wonderful dinner. 3. a. To provide goods and services for (customers): a hotel that has served tourists at the same location for 30 years. b.
verb. work for or be a servant to. “May I serve you?” “The minister served the King for many years” synonyms: assist, attend, attend to, wait on. see more. verb. do military service. “She served in Vietnam” “My sons never served, because they are short-sighted” see more.
to act as a servant. to wait on table, as a waiter. to offer or have a meal or refreshments available, as for patrons or guests: Come early, we're serving at six. to offer or distribute a portion or portions of food or a beverage, as a host or hostess: It was her turn to serve at the faculty tea. to render assistance; be of use; help.
