ΠΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ
to serve
/sΙΛv/
/sΙΛv/
to serve
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ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
to offer or present food or drink to someone
Transitive: to serve food
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve it immediately.
ΠΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΉΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠ°ΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π·Ρ ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΠΉΡΠ΅.
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ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ, Π²ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΡ
to initiate play in a sport by hitting a ball or object from a designated location using a specific technique, as dictated by the rules of the game
Intransitive
Transitive: to serve a ball
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
He stepped up to serve, aiming for the corner of the opponent's court.
ΠΠ½ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠ΅Π», ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡ Π² ΡΠ³ΠΎΠ» ΠΊΠΎΡΡΠ° ΡΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°.
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ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡΡ, Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅Π·Π½ΡΠΌ
to be of use or help in fulfilling or accomplishing something
Transitive: to serve a purpose
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
A large cardboard box will serve the purpose.
ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠ½Π½Π°Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡ ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ.
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ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡΡ, ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ
to work for a specified organization or in a specific role for a period of time
Intransitive: to serve as holder of a position | to serve in an organization
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
Henry served as a member of numerous committees and commissions.
ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ» ΡΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΉ.
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ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡΡ, ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
to produce a specific result or effect
Transitive: to serve to do sth
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
Her words served to reassure the anxious crowd.
ΠΠ΅ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΡΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΏΡ.
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ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΡ
to offer assistance or services that help meet the needs or improve the well-being of someone
Transitive: to serve a group
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The charity serves the homeless by providing food and shelter.
ΠΠ»Π°Π³ΠΎΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ Π±Π΅Π·Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ½ΡΡ
, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡ Π΅Π΄Ρ ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΎΠ².
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ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠ³ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ
to offer or give someone food or drink, typically as a gesture of hospitality or during a meal
Ditransitive: to serve sb food or drink
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The hostess served her guests a hearty meal with warm bread.
Π₯ΠΎΠ·ΡΠΉΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π»Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌ Π³ΠΎΡΡΡΠΌ ΡΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ»ΡΠΌ Ρ
Π»Π΅Π±ΠΎΠΌ.
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ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ
to dedicate a portion of one's life, time, or efforts to supporting a cause, institution, or belief
Transitive: to serve an institution or belief
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
He served his country by joining the military and dedicating his life to national defense.
ΠΠ½ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ» ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅, Π²ΡΡΡΠΏΠΈΠ² Π² Π°ΡΠΌΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΡΡΠΈΠ² ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Π΅.
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ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ, Π±ΡΡΡ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΡΠΌ
to be suitable, advantageous, or occur at a convenient or favorable time
Intransitive
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The weather served for their outdoor wedding, with clear skies and a gentle breeze.
ΠΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ»Π° Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΈΡ
ΡΠ²Π°Π΄ΡΠ±Ρ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΎΠΌ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡ
Π΅, Ρ ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΌ Π½Π΅Π±ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ Π»Π΅Π³ΠΊΠΈΠΌ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ.
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Π²ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΡ, ΡΠ²Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ»ΡΡΡ
to deliver a legal document, such as a summons or writ, to the intended recipient in a formal and official manner in accordance with legal procedures and requirements
Ditransitive: to serve a legal document to sb | to serve sb with a legal document
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
He said his lawyer would serve a writ to the multinational corporation within a week.
ΠΠ½ ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π», ΡΡΠΎ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π°Π΄Π²ΠΎΠΊΠ°Ρ Π²ΡΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π±Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π· ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π² ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈ.
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ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΡ
to work for or assist someone, typically by performing duties or tasks
Transitive: to serve sb
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
He served the royal family for many years, attending to their needs with loyalty.
ΠΠ½ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ» ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΠ»Π΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π»Π΅Ρ, Π·Π°Π±ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ± ΠΈΡ
Π½ΡΠΆΠ΄Π°Ρ
Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ.
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ΠΎΡΠ±ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ
to spend a period of time being locked up in prison
Transitive: to serve a sentence or period of time
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
He was convicted of robbery and had to serve five years in prison.
ΠΠ½ Π±ΡΠ» ΠΎΡΡΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ Π·Π° ΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°Π±Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ΅Π½ Π±ΡΠ» ΠΎΡΠ±ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΡΡ Π»Π΅Ρ Π² ΡΡΡΡΠΌΠ΅.
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ΡΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ, ΠΊΡΡΡΡ
to engage in copulation, as a male breeding animal with a female, in order to produce offspring
Transitive: to serve a female animal
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The stud dog was brought in to serve the female for breeding.
ΠΠΎΠ±Π΅Π»Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π΅Π»ΠΈ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΊΠ΅ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ.
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ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡΡ, Π½Π΅ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ±Ρ
to be employed or work as a member of the military or armed forces
Intransitive
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
He decided to serve in the army after graduating from high school.
ΠΠ½ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ» ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡΡ Π² Π°ΡΠΌΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»Ρ.
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Ρ Π²Π°ΡΠ°ΡΡ, Π±ΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ
(of an amount of food) to be sufficient enough for a particular number of people
Transitive: to serve a number of people
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The recipe serves four people.
Π Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΏΡ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ΅Ρ
ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ.
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ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΡ
to assist customers by providing what they need in a store or business
Transitive: to serve a customer
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
She always tries to serve her clients' needs as best as she can.
ΠΠ½Π° Π²ΡΠ΅Π³Π΄Π° ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ
ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π»ΡΡΡΠ΅.
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ΠΎΠ±ΠΌΠ°Π½ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠ³ΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ
to trick or deceive someone, often as a joke or prank
Transitive: to serve sb
Ditransitive: to serve sb a trick
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
They were all in on it, serving him a trick that made him look silly in front of everyone.
ΠΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π² ΡΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ² Π΅ΠΌΡ ΡΡΡΠΊ, ΠΈΠ·-Π·Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ Π²ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π» Π³Π»ΡΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈ.
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ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ
to treat or handle someone in a particular manner
Transitive: to serve sb in a specific manner
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
She felt that her concerns were not being properly served during the meeting.
ΠΠ½Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»Π°, ΡΡΠΎ Π΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π»Π΅ΠΌΡ Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ΅Π½Ρ Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ.
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ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡ
to provide a product or service to a group of people or an area
Transitive: to serve sb with a product or service
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The hotel serves tourists with comfortable rooms and great amenities.
ΠΡΠ΅Π»Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΡΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ² ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π±Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π°ΠΌΠΈ.
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ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΡΡ, ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡ
to operate or use a weapon, especially in a military context
Transitive: to serve a weapon
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
They were ready to serve the weapons at a moment βs notice.
ΠΠ½ΠΈ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ΅ Π² Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ.
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Π½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΈΠ»Π΅ΠΌ, ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π· ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ
to wear or present an outfit or look with style and confidence
Slang
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
She 's really serving in that dress tonight.
ΠΠ½Π° Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π·Π°ΠΆΠΈΠ³Π°Π΅Ρ Π² ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠ»Π°ΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ.
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ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ
to sell or supply drugs to others
Slang
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
He serves weed to his friends at the party.
ΠΠ½ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΊΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌ Π΄ΡΡΠ·ΡΡΠΌ Π½Π° Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠ΅.
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ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠ°, ΡΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΈΡ
the action of putting the ball or puck into play to start a point or match
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The tennis player 's serve was powerful and accurate.
ΠΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠ° ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΈΡΠΈΡΡΠ° Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΠΌΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ.
ΠΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎ
serving
subserve
serve
ΠΠ»ΠΈΠ·ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π‘Π»ΠΎΠ²Π°
