intransitive verb. To work for (someone) as a servant.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To prepare and offer (food, for example).

intransitive verb. To place food before (someone); wait on.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To provide goods and services for (customers).

intransitive verb. To supply (goods or services) to customers.

intransitive verb. To assist the celebrant during (Mass).

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To meet the requirements of; suffice for.

intransitive verb. To be of assistance to or promote the interests of; aid.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To work through or complete (a period of service).

intransitive verb. To be in prison for (a period or term).

intransitive verb. To be removed from play for a specified period because of (a penalty).

intransitive verb. To fight or undergo military service for.

intransitive verb. To give homage and obedience to.

intransitive verb. To act toward (another) in a specified way.

intransitive verb. To copulate with; service. Used of male animals.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To deliver or present (a process of the court, such as a summons or court order) in a manner prescribed by law to a person who is legally entitled to receive it or legally required to obey it.

intransitive verb. To present such a process to (someone).

intransitive verb. To put (a ball or shuttlecock) in play, as in tennis, badminton, or jai alai.

intransitive verb. To bind or whip (a rope) with fine cord or wire.

intransitive verb. To be employed as a servant.

intransitive verb. To do a term of duty.

intransitive verb. To act in a particular capacity.

intransitive verb. To be of service or use; function.

intransitive verb. To meet requirements or needs; satisfy.

intransitive verb. To wait on tables.

intransitive verb. To hit a ball or shuttlecock as a way of starting play in court games.

intransitive verb. To assist the celebrant during Mass.

noun. The act or right of serving in many court games.

phrasal verb. To pitch (a ball) over the middle of home plate, where it is likely to be hit hard.

idiom. (serve (someone) right) To be deserved under the circumstances.

noun. In tennis or lawn-tennis:

noun. The act of the first player in striking the ball, or the style in which the ball is then delivered: as, a good serve.

noun. The right of hitting or delivering the ball first: as, it is my serve.

noun. The service-tree.

noun. The fruit of the service-tree.

To attend or wait upon; act as servant to; work for; be in the employment of as a slave, domestic, hired helper, or the like.

To render spiritual obedience and worship to; conform to the law and do the will of.

To be subordinate or subservient to; minister to.

To wait on or attend in the services of the table or at meals.

To bring forward and place or arrange, as viands or food on a table: often with up, formerly with forth or in.

To administer the service of; perform the duties required for: as, a curate may serve two churches.

To contribute or conduce to; promote.

To aid by good offices; minister to the wants or well-being of.

To be of use to instead of something else: with for: as, a sofa may serve one for a bed.

To regulate one's conduct in accordance with the spirit, fashion, or demands of; comply with.

act  aid  benefit  contribute  deliver  

to serve a writ of attachment  to serve the hour  

Food & Dining  

cater  do work  foster  function  go  

Merv  conserve  curve  deserve  mirv  

dessert  eat  helping  mouthful  pewter  

accommodate  accord  act  act as  act for  

serving  

served  serves  serving