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to serve up
[phrase form: serve]
01
to offer something, typically food or drink, to someone
Transitive: to serve up food or drink
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
serve
Present tense
serve up
3rd person singular
serves up
Present participle
serving up
Past simple
served up
Past participle
served up
Examples
The chef served up a delicious three-course meal for the guests.
